The evil artifacts I found in McClung Museum consist of a part of a corn mill and a candle holder. These parts were found in a Cherokee village not far from Fort Loudoun. They date back to the late 1700 hundreds, a time of turmoil and between Native American tribes and European states. The candle holder and corn mill are not of Native American make and are items that are not usually traded. The speculation provided at the exhibit is that the items were either looted from Fort Loudoun when it was overrun or that they were special gifts given to the Native Americans. 
	The reason I chose these seemingly harmless items as evil is because even if they were gifts, the eventual betrayal of the British and the swift revenge of the Cherokee corrupt the significance of the gifts. The era that of the items, late 1700s, indicate that the Cherokee were first aligned with the British against the French and other Native American tribes. The Cherokee were the ones that helped bring the fruition Fort Loudoun, however after tensions with the French deceased, rapid encroachment and settlement by the British brought the former allies at odds. Betrayal from friends, is the one of the most evil acts that certainly play an indirect role, if not direct, with these items.