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Bennett identifies and gives the usage for the baskets she makes.Digital Traditions
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.
Within this Series
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Vintage footage from this 1976 documentary, Bennett talks about business at her basket stand while she demonstrates how she builds up a basket.Video
Boozer explains the indigenious nature of the wild fowl decoy. Footage courtesy of SC Educational Television.Video
Boozer explains how he obtains the white cedar for his duck decoys. Footage courtesy of SC Educational Television.Video
David Drake was an enslaved African American in Edgefield, South Carolina during the first three quarters of the nineteenth century. He’s known today for the magnificent quality of the pots he made...Video
Senator Drummond shows the remodeled hash house of the old Ninety Six Mill Village. Senator Drummond died on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. Learn more at The State.com.Video
The Hicks Family - winners of the 1999 GA vs. VA Stew Wars Cookoff in Brunswick County, VAVideo
The Sproul Family Reunion has been held continuously since the 1800s at the site of Stiles Academy in northwest Georgia.Video
William Jennings Bryan Dorn and his son Johnson Dorn talk of the hash served at “stump meetings” held on W.J.B. Dorn’s estate during his political years.Video
Tim Patridge, Southern foodways specialist and chef, talks about the origins of Brunswick Stew.