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| Title : |
Scene from process of white oak basket making by
Lucreaty Clark |
| Series : |
Folklife Collection. Lucreaty Clark Slide Tape
Program. |
| Image Number : |
fs79740a |
| Date : |
Not after 1979. |
| Notes : |
Lucreaty Clark was born in Jefferson County in
1904. She learned to make white oak baskets from her parents, who learned
from their parents. Originally these sturdy baskets were used to hold cotton
and carry vegetables. The tradition of white oak basket making has been
carried on by Lucreaty Clark's grandson, Alphonso Jennings. Forms part of
series S1577, Florida Folklife Archive, Photographs and Slides of Folk Arts,
Artisans, and Performers. |
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State Archives
R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
850.245.6700
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