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Alfonso Jennings discussing white oak baskets at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1990-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Hansen served as the emcee. Jennings learned to make baskets from white oak strips from his grandmother, Lucreaty Clark. He talks about how to make baskets.
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Alfonso Jennings discussing white oak baskets at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Alice Osceola making a coil basket

Date: 1982
Description: Thirty-seven color slides. Images are of Alice Osceola making a coil grass basket. Traditionally, Seminoles baskets were shallow and woven from palmetto fronds. Circa 1930, sweetgrass baskets, inspired perhaps by African American arts, were designed to represent 'authentic' Seminole culture for the tourist trade. Over time, they became traditional. The images were created for the Florida Folklife Program's Seminole Slide and Tape Project, a program sponsored by the American Express Company in 1982-1983 to create two educational slide/tape programs for use by schools, community groups, and other educational outlets. One program dealt with sweetgrass basket making; the other with traditional Seminole patchwork. Recordings of the finished program tapes can be found in S 1576, Box 10. Teacher guides, program scripts, and documentation of the project can be found in S 1595, Box 1.
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Alice Osceola making a coil basket

Ann Prescott and her baskets

Date: 1986
Description: Five color slides. Picture with her husband. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Ann Prescott and her baskets

Basket maker Jean Clark and her work

Date: 1986-12-31
Description: Eighteen color slides. Images are very dark and difficult to see. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Basket maker Jean Clark and her work

Basket maker Lucille Jones at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1983-05
Description: One color slide.
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Basket maker Lucille Jones at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1983-05
Description: One color slide.
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Basket maker Lucreaty Clark at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark working on a cornshuck rug

Date: 1978-04
Description: Eight color slides.
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Basket maker Lucreaty Clark working on a cornshuck rug

Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1983-05
Description: One color slide. Garrison grew up in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, but lived in Jacksonville from the 1960s on. She learned sweetgrass basket making, a New World adaptation of an Old World skill, at age three from her family in South Carolina. She made her basket by coiling pine needles and sweetgrass, then sewing them with palmetto frond strips, using a spoon (called a bone) to help bind the strips through.
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Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1983-05
Description: Three color slides. Garrison grew up in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, but lived in Jacksonville from the 1960s on. She learned sweetgrass basket making, a New World adaptation of an Old World skill, at age three from her family in South Carolina. She made her basket by coiling pine needles and sweetgrass, then sewing them with palmetto frond strips, and using a spoon (called a bone) to help bind the strips through.
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Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Margaret Garrison with Seceretary of State George Firestone

Date: 1982
Description: One 8x10 black and white print.
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Basket maker Margaret Garrison with Seceretary of State George Firestone

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Alice Osceola making a coil basket	Alice Osceola making a coil basket	Still Image	Seminole Indians Native Americans Indian reservations Basket making Basket work Basketry Sweetgrass baskets Sewing Material culture Demonstrations Basket maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Ann Prescott and her baskets	Ann Prescott and her baskets	Still Image	Basket maker Fieldwork Basket work Basketry Material culture Decorative arts Baskets Containers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Basket maker Jean Clark and her work	Basket maker Jean Clark and her work	Still Image	Basket maker Fieldwork Palms Trees Material culture Workshops Basket work Basket making Workplace Decorative arts Basketry	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Basket maker Lucille Jones at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Basket maker Lucille Jones at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Basket maker Folk festivals Festivals Folklore revival festivals African Americans Basket making Basket work Basketry Baskets Sweetgrass baskets Material culture Demonstrations	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Basket maker Lucreaty Clark at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Basket maker Lucreaty Clark at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Basket maker Folk festivals Festivals Folklore revival festivals African Americans White oak Baskets Basket making Basketry Material culture Demonstrations	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Basket maker Lucreaty Clark working on a cornshuck rug	Basket maker Lucreaty Clark working on a cornshuck rug	Still Image	Basket maker Rug makers Fieldwork Basket making Basketry Baskets Rugs Cornhusk craft Weaving Material culture African Americans	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folk festivals Special events Folklore revival festivals Festivals Material culture Basket making Basket work Basketry Baskets African Americans Domestic arts Demonstrations Basket maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folk festivals Special events Folklore revival festivals Festivals Material culture Basket making Basket work Basketry Baskets African Americans Domestic arts Demonstrations Basket maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Basket maker Margaret Garrison with Seceretary of State George Firestone	Basket maker Margaret Garrison with Seceretary of State George Firestone	Still Image	Basket maker Secretary of State Public officer Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Material culture Basket work Baskets Basketry African Americans Secretaries of State (State governments) Public officers Public officials Florida. Dept. of State (1979-1987 : Firestone) Containers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Alfonso Jennings discussing white oak baskets at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Alfonso Jennings discussing white oak baskets at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Alice Osceola making a coil basket

Alice Osceola making a coil basket

Ann Prescott and her baskets

Ann Prescott and her baskets

Basket maker Jean Clark and her work

Basket maker Jean Clark and her work

Basket maker Lucille Jones at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Lucille Jones at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark working on a cornshuck rug

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark working on a cornshuck rug

Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Margaret Garrison with Seceretary of State George Firestone

Basket maker Margaret Garrison with Seceretary of State George Firestone

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Alfonso Jennings discussing white oak baskets at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Alfonso Jennings discussing white oak baskets at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Alice Osceola making a coil basket

Alice Osceola making a coil basket

Ann Prescott and her baskets

Ann Prescott and her baskets

Basket maker Jean Clark and her work

Basket maker Jean Clark and her work

Basket maker Lucille Jones at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Lucille Jones at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark working on a cornshuck rug

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark working on a cornshuck rug

Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Margaret Garrison at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Basket maker Margaret Garrison with Seceretary of State George Firestone

Basket maker Margaret Garrison with Seceretary of State George Firestone