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15
R.C. Hagan talks about cooking possum.
Basketry
Jimmie Dinkins explains the first steps in the process of making a kudzu basket.
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- Higher Education
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4
R.C. Hagan talks about the different baskets he makes and when to use odd or even numbers of ribs.
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- Higher Education
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4
Sue Middleton talks about how she was inspired to create a new type of basket.
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- Higher Education
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2
Sue Middle taught her son how to weave, but he hasn't quite taken to the art form like she would have liked.
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- Higher Education
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9
He also enjoys making hash out of deer and pork.
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- Higher Education
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13
R.C. talks about the way he prepares and cooks venison (deer meat).
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- Higher Education
Native of Donalds, SC (Abbeville County), Mr. Hagan made split-oak baskets, axe handles, and turkey calls while Mrs. Hagan is an accomplished quilter. Mr. Hagan learned to make split-oak baskets as a...
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- Higher Education
Basketmaker from Mt. Pleasant, SC (Charleston County). After quitting her job to sew full time, Middleton was soon making baskets that were especially adventuresome. She turns out huge, heavily...
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- Higher Education
Basketmaker from Seneca, SC (Oconee County). Washington learned basketmaking from his father, who sold his baskets for around fifty cents each. Though he learned when he was eleven years old...
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- Higher Education
As a youngster, Jeannette Lee learned the art of sweetgrass basket making from her mother and grandmother. The activity was an essential part of her childhood, and often provided a significant portion...