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M. Jeanette Gaillard-Lee's Photos | Digital Traditions

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  • Higher Education
M. Jeanette Gaillard-Lee's Photos | Digital Traditions
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...
Louise White's Photos | Digital Traditions

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Louise White's Photos | Digital Traditions
Basketmaker from Awendaw, SC (Charleston County). White is one of several basketmakers who operates a stand to sell her baskets on Highway 17 north of Charleston. White judges a basket by how well its...
Leroy Browne's Photos | Digital Traditions

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  • Higher Education
Leroy Browne's Photos | Digital Traditions
Resident of St. Helena Island, SC (Beaufort County). His father, George Brown, taught basketmaking at the Penn School on St. Helena Island in the early 20th Century. The school was founded in the...
Gale McKinley Photos | Digital Traditions

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Gale McKinley Photos | Digital Traditions
Gale McKinley learned to make fish baskets by watching her father and grandfather. Her dad, Juby McKinley, is seventy-three years old, and he learned split-oak basket making from his dad, Amos...
Gullah Baskets | Digital Traditions 1

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Gullah Baskets | Digital Traditions
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Excerpt from the 1971 SCETV production "Gullah Baskets." This short documentary was narrated by James Clyburn and discusses the properties of sweetgrass, gathering techniques, and environmental...
Basket Design | Digital Traditions 2

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  • Higher Education
Basket Design | Digital Traditions
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Snype and Washington discuss the innovations in sweetgrass basket design and the progression through various basket types. Video is provided by McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina.
Steps in Shaping a Pot, Part 3 | Digital Traditions 3

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Steps in Shaping a Pot, Part 3 | Digital Traditions
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Nola Harris Campbell finishes the outside of the pot by rubbing it with a corn cob. This "blends" the coils together and the pot is ready to cure or dry. Harris also demonstrates "scraping" a dried...
Steps in Shaping a Pot, Part 1 | Digital Traditions 1

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Steps in Shaping a Pot, Part 1 | Digital Traditions
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Footage from Folklife Resource Center documentation in the late 1980s. Filmed in Nola Harris Campbell's home. Related Links Catawba Cultural Preservation Catawba Cultural Center