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Franklyn De Loach shares the details on getting the wood to make split-oak baskets.
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The traditional arts of basketry, pottery, textiles, weaving, and woodworking are demonstrated.
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Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Florence Mazyck discusses the variety of natural materials that can be used for the baskets.
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Franklin De Loach shares how the tradition of basketmaking was passed down in his family.
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John V. Craven opened the original Craven Pottery in White County, Georgia in 1850. Several generations later, Billy Joe Craven (b. 1947) returned to the family tradition and established the current...
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Billy Joe Craven describes the birth of an enterprise. Billy Joe Craven, Craven Pottery, Gillsville, Hall County. Interview recorded June 1981. John V. Craven opened the original Craven Pottery in...
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Elbert Brown of Pendleton crafted split-oak baskets for over eighty years. He carried on a tradition that has been in his South Carolina upcountry family since the mid-nineteenth century. Brown...
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By the age of 15, Nola Harris Campbell was well on her way to becoming a master potter. She learned how to make coil-formed pottery from another master potter, her sister-in-law Georgia Harris. Over...
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Dr. Will Goins dedicated his life to preserving Native American music traditions, beadwork, and storytelling. His artistic inclinations were passed down by family members, matriarchs, and those who...
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An ambassador for the textile industry in and around Piedmont, Donald Roper was also the area historian. A self-described “linthead” for his upbringing on Cotton Mill Hill, Roper spoke fondly of his...
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Billy Hammond and his wife Mary offer some biographical information.