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When he started making baskets and why.
Traditional Art
The traditional arts of basketry, pottery, textiles, weaving, and woodworking are demonstrated.
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R.C. talks about the way he prepares and cooks venison (deer meat).
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R.C. Hagan talks about how he makes baskets.
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Sue Middleton explains how she decides on the shape of the basket.
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Sue Middleton talks about how she dries materials for the baskets.
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R.C. Hagan talks about how he makes baskets.
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R.C. Hagan talks about the types of woods he uses to make his turkey calls and what makes a good turkey call.
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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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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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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...