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Born in the Brookgreen section of Pawleys Island, Louise Nesbit learned the art of African-American strip quilting as a child from her grandmother, Bobbitt Ohree. Drawing from West African principles...
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Quilter Quilter from McCormick, SC (McCormick County). Mursier's favorite pattern is a string square she named "String Albert." Mursier pays special attention to the size of the stitching in her...
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Basketmaker from Mt. Pleasant, SC (Charleston County).
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Nathaniel Washington talks about different parts of tree.
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Basketmaker Nathaniel Washington talks about the process of cutting the wood.
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Nathaniel Washington explains the steps in making baskets.
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Basketmaker from Mt. Pleasant, SC (Charleston County). Another basketmaker from the legendary basketmaking family of "Manigault Corner." According to Maggie "she has been doing it for so long that she...
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Basketmaker from Mt. Pleasant, SC (Charleston County). Manigault hailed from one South Carolina's most prolific basketmaking families. The Manigault's have been making sweetgrass baskets for...
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Mary Jane Bennett talks about ancestry and heritage.
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Mary Jane Bennett other family members that weave.