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Quillian Lanier Meaders (d. 1998), Cleveland, White County. Interview recorded June 1981. The Meaders tradition began in 1893 with John Milton Meaders in the small White County town of Cleveland...
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Arie Waldrop Meaders (d. 1989), Cleveland, White County. Interview recorded June 1981. Cleater James Meaders (d. 2003), Byron, Houston County. Interview recorded June 1981. Edwin Truitt Meaders...
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Brown was no stranger to sweetgrass basketmaking. She was part of a family of eight generations of basket makers, with four of those generations still practicing today. Harriet made baskets for over...
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Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Florence Mazyck talks about who helps her gather her sweet grass.
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Franklyn De Loach talks about the process of putting baskets together, from the bottom on up.
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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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Franklyn De Loach shares the details on getting the wood to make split-oak baskets.
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Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Florence Mazyck discusses the amount of time it takes for bulrush to dry.
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Franklin De Loach shares how the tradition of basketmaking was passed down in his family.
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Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Florence Mazyck talks about why she prefers weaving with bulrush.