Bertha George Harris (June 29, 1913 – October 14, 2014) was an American Catawba tribal elder and master potter. She specialized in a specific type of pottery unique to the Catawba, which she crafted from river clay without the use of electricity or a potter's wheel. Harris was the oldest living member of the Catawba tribe at the time of her death in October 2014. The Catawba number approximately 2,800 people, presently based in York County, South Carolina, as well the surrounding region.
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29 June 1913
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Died |
14 October 2014 (aged 101)
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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