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| Title : |
Lucreaty Clark looking for another strip
of white oak to continue making her basket |
| Series : |
Folklife Collection. Lucreaty Clark Slide Tape
Program. |
| Image Number : |
fs79782 |
| Date : |
Not after 1979. |
| Notes : |
She was born in Jefferson County in 1904 and 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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Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
850.245.6700
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