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Edna Rouse tells how people learn to make sweetgrass baskets.Digital Traditions - Special Projects
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.
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Within this Collection
Edna Rouse in "Gullah Baskets" | Digital Traditions 2
More from "Gullah Baskets" | Digital Traditions 3
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Another excerpt from "Gullah Baskets." Milby Burton, director of the Charleston Museum in 1971, discusses the connections between Africa and South Carolina basket weavers.
The Fire Department & Communal Cooking | Digital Traditions 5
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5
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The Fire Department & communal cooking.
What is a Muddle? | Digital Traditions
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Doug Brown explains what is in a rockfish muddle and how to eat it.
J.E. Evans Cooks a Muddle | Digital Traditions
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J.E. Evans shows the steps in the preparation of rockfish muddle.
A Tradition from the Upstate | Digital Traditions 2
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A tradition from the Upstate is explored.
Future of Basketmaking | Digital Traditions 6
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Mazie Brown speaks of the decline of the sweetgrass basket making tradition due to scarcity of materials and a perceived lack of interest by younger generations.
