I-69 Heritage Corridor - Allen County
DeKalb Cty -- Coney
-- Hochstettler
-- Houser
-- Minard
-- Myers
-- Placencia
-- Riser
-- Waterloo jam session
-- Sarasien
-- Sechler
-- Stackhouse
-- Rowe
Grant Cty -- Adkins
-- Butler
-- Petro
-- Neuhouser
-- Garage pickers
-- Cox
-- Hoke
-- Cash
-- Powers
Hamilton Cty -- Bundy
-- Davis
-- Day
-- Gordon
-- Cricket players
-- Dr. Bomie Han
-- Gerald Terry
-- Bobbie Kauffman
Delaware Cty -- Jackson
-- Doris Jean Coil
-- Ronald Davis
-- John Zile
-- Ken Shipley
-- Atchade
-- Roberts
Allen Cty -- Mowry
-- Zehner
-- Bozarth
-- Cynar
-- Lengacher
-- Gorman
-- Hollman
-- Patria Smith
-- Penny Myers
-- Rugsaken
Madison Cty -- Spencer
-- Joe Rice
-- Theoharris
-- Carol Ball
-- Greg Adams
Huntington Cty -- Enyeart
-- Glessner
-- Alice Stickler
-- Company Singers
-- Dick Hinton
-- Goldenberg
-- Jay Peters
-- Gil Shideler
Henry Cty -- Bennett
A colorful array of gourds hand carved and painted by Patria. Some of her gourds are imbued with personal meaning, such as the one on the upper left of this image, which depicts women honoring veterans and relatives in a Gourd Dance.
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Photo by Jim Diveney
Patria Smith -- Gourd art (continued)
Historically, decorated gourds were used mainly for ceremonial purposes. Patria has been approached to create these important objects in exchange for tobacco, a respected gesture of appreciation and form of payment among Native Americans. She doesn’t charge money for this type of gourd, and uses the tobacco in prayer before beginning work on the gourd.
Listen to Patria:
Describe the gourd dance
(transcript)
Describe gourd history
(transcript)
Describe the uses of tobacco
(transcript)