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Louise White talks about the best time to sell baskets.
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Home to a wealth of folk traditions, South Carolina is culturally and geographically diverse.
General - Traditional Arts
Home to a wealth of folk traditions, South Carolina is culturally and geographically diverse. From the Appalachian Mountains to the Sea Islands and from rural crossroads to urban centers, the state boasts rich sources of traditional culture and folklore. Rooted in family and community activities, folklife involves expressive forms of many kinds that are communicated verbally and by observation or imitation. Folk artists can learn through apprenticeships, but most often are taught informally by family members or close friends. This sharing of information can occur in many different group settings - familial, occupational, religious, social, and educational. Folklife is dynamic by nature, a part of a community's history that continues to develop every day, with every generation.
Digital Traditions was developed to provide access to the Folklife Resource Center (FRC) at McKissick Museum. For thirty years, deeply rooted traditions like quilting, pottery, basketry, communal foodways, and folk music have been documented through audio, video, and photography. For further information about any of the artists featured on Digital Traditions, send your questions and comments to hallagan@mailbox.sc.edu.
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Louise White hopes younger people will take up basketmaking.
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Louise White talks about why her basket stand is on a particular side of the highway.
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Louise White talks about the "Bone," the tool used to make baskets.
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Henrietta Snype shares how long it takes her to make baskets.
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Henrietta Snype occasionally gives baskets as gifts.
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Henrietta Snype talks about her dependence on her basketmaking tool.
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Henrietta Snype talks about the purse basket.
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Basketmaker from Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
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John Derrick talks about where to find the ideal white oak for splitting.
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Derrick discusses how to make rims for baskets.
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John Derrick explains why learning to split wood is the most difficult aspect of basket making.
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Derrick judges by the length of the wood what size to make a basket.
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John Derrick talks about why his baskets are unique.
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A native of Leesville (Lexington County), Derrick came from a long line of basketmakers. His grandfather, William Derrick, farmed and made baskets in the Saluda River bottoms where Lake Murray is...
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Quilter from McCormick, SC (McCormick County). Mursier's favorite pattern is a string square she named "String Albert." Mursier pays special attention to the size of the stitching in her quilts, so...
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Quilter from McCormick, SC (McCormick County). Mursier's favorite pattern is a string square she named "String Albert." Mursier pays special attention to the size of the stitching in her quilts, so...
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Quilter from McCormick, SC (McCormick County). Mursier's favorite pattern is a string square she named "String Albert." Mursier pays special attention to the size of the stitching in her quilts, so...
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Quilter from McCormick, SC (McCormick County). Mursier's favorite pattern is a string square she named "String Albert." Mursier pays special attention to the size of the stitching in her quilts, so...
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A master at her craft, Geneva Loewe made quilts for over 50 years. She learned to sew pieced and appliqued quilts from her maternal grandmother, Mary Porcher, who also practiced midwifery in the...
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Quilting Ms. Audrey Liddle is a shop owner and quilter in Lexington County. She learned the art of making quilts from her grandmother in Pennsylvania. She started when she was just six years old and...
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Dollmaking Ms. Kathy Houser has several unique talents including making art dolls, puppets, quilts, and sculpting figures. She has been practicing this art since 2005 and teaching it to others since...
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Resident of Promised Land, SC (Greenwood County). Learned how to quilt and make lye soap from her mother. Her father could make just about any type of split-oak basket: fish trap, clothes hamper...
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Rebecca Hill discusses making souse meat.
