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Lena Blackbird, who won First Place in Basketry with Acorn Basket. -Photo by K. McCay

TAHLEQUAH OK - The Cherokee Heritage Center announced the winner of the Cherokee Homecoming Art Show and Sale. Members of the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina competed for $5,000 in prize money. The art exhibit and sale is made possible through generous donations from the Oklahoma Arts Council and Texaco.

The Cherokee Homecoming Art Show and Sale will continue to hang through December 31, 2000.

"There are still several excellent pieces of art available for purchase," said Tom Mooney, one of the show’s organizers. "I invite everyone to come see the art exhibition." A list of the works and selected photographs may be found on the Cherokee Heritage Center web site.

The winners were:

Visual Arts

1st Shan Goshorn From the Earth Series
2nd Sam Kidd Caught Between War/Peace
3rd Harry Oosahwee Cherokee Warrior

Honorable Mentions
America Meredith Moon Phases
Jon Washington Untitled

Photography 1st Mike McCoy Wounded Knee Memorial
2nd Kathy Harmon Fall in the Smokies
3rd Sammy Still Elder

Basketry

1st Lena Blackbird Acorn Basket
2nd Bessie Russell Purple Corn Basket
3rd Shawna Cain Chief’s Coffin

Honorable Mention
Bessie Russell Oblong Basket

Jewelry and Bead work

1st Martha Berry Eastern Woodlands Purse
2nd Frankie Sue Gilliam Butterfly Necklace (Ka ma ma)
3rd Martha Berry Cherokee Belt with Pouch

Pottery

1st Jane Osti Cherokee Cooking Pot
2nd Anna Mitchell Spider Pot
3rd Crystal Hannah Blackened Iroquois Medicine Jar

Honorable Mention
Victoria Mitchell Spiro Fish

Textiles

1st Dorothy Ice Weaving
2nd Eunice O’Field Lone Star Quilt
3rd Wynona Dreadfulwater Herring Diamond

Honorable Mention
Veronica Gaston Small Weaving

Traditional Arts

1st Roger Cain Sun’s Daughter
2nd Sean Grayson Bow and Arrow
3rd Virginia Stroud Cherokee Rice Doll

Honorable Mention
Lorene Drywater Buffalo Grass Doll

The Cherokee Heritage Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of Cherokee history and culture. For more information contact the Cherokee Heritage Center, phone: (918) 456-6007 or toll free (888) 999-6007.