Making the Wood Splits | Digital Traditions
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Franklyn De Loach shares the details on getting the wood to make split-oak baskets.Visit the South Carolina Department of Education for Visual & Performing Arts standards.
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Franklyn De Loach shares the details on getting the wood to make split-oak baskets.Audio
Franklin De Loach shares how the tradition of basketmaking was passed down in his family.Audio
Franklyn De Loach shares how the baskets were used according to their sizes.Audio
Franklyn De Loach talks about the process of putting baskets together, from the bottom on up.Audio
Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Florence Mazyck discusses the variety of natural materials that can be used for the baskets.Audio
Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Florence Mazyck discusses the amount of time it takes for bulrush to dry.Audio
Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Florence Mazyck talks about why she prefers weaving with bulrush.Audio
Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Florence Mazyck talks about who helps her gather her sweet grass.Photo
John V. Craven opened the original Craven Pottery in White County, Georgia in 1850. Several generations later, Billy Joe Craven (b. 1947) returned to the family tradition and established the current...Audio
Billy Joe Craven describes the birth of an enterprise. Billy Joe Craven, Craven Pottery, Gillsville, Hall County. Interview recorded June 1981. John V. Craven opened the original Craven Pottery in...