| Video of Leather worker Bob Dellis and his apprentice Kitt Maynard | Video of Leather worker Bob Dellis and his apprentice Kitt Maynard | Moving Image | Shoemakers
Video recording
Leather goods
Boots
Footwear
Clothing and dress
Leather craft
Decorative arts
Apprentices
Leather workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Video of Leather worker Bob Dellis and his apprentice Kitt Maynard
- Date
- 1993
- Description
- One video recording. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| a_s1640_25_tape07 | Susie Billie and apprentice Mary Johns interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program | Sound | Field recordings
Apprentices
Seminole Indians
Ethnicity, Seminole
Native Americans
Health
Elderly, the
Healers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Susie Billie and apprentice Mary Johns interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program
- Date
- 1995-01-25
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Images of Billie and Johns at Billie's home on the couch. Johns was funded to learn from Billie traditional Seminole herbal medicine including preparation of herbs, herbal treatments, healing songs, and the historical background. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| a_s1640_25_tape17 | Susie Billie & apprentice Mary Johns interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program | Sound | Field recordings
Apprentices
Seminole Indians
Indigenous peoples
Native Americans
Interviews
Elders (age groups)
Healers
Folk medicine
Herbs
Medicinal plants
Traditional knowledge | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
| Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with a mother of a student | Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with a mother of a student | Still Image | Seminole Indians
Mikasuki Indians
Native Americans
Teachers
Occupational groups
Indian reservations
Women
Students
Teacher | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with a mother of a student
- Date
- 1989-01
- Description
- Sixteen color slides. Images of teacher Nancy Billie with a mother of a student at Okeechobee High School. Billie, daughter of Lottie Shore of Brighton Seminole Reservation, was a teacher at Okeechobee High School, in Okeechobee, Florida. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History. An interview with Billie can be found in S 1595, box 2, tapes 3-4.
- Collection
| Seminole palmetto stem basket maker Marian Bowers | Seminole palmetto stem basket maker Marian Bowers | Still Image | Fieldwork
Apprentices
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Palmetto weaving
Basket making
Basket work
Basketry
Baskets
Containers
Weaving
Basket maker | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Seminole palmetto stem basket maker Marian Bowers
- Date
- 1994
- Description
- Four proof sheets with 86 black and white images (plus negatives); and 20 color slides. Apprentice Jones had to learn from Bowers to select, gather, and prepare stems, make six baskets, and learn cultural background. For more information, see S 1644, box 11, folder 21. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| Leo Gillis building boats in Basinger, Florida | Leo Gillis building boats in Basinger, Florida | Still Image | Material culture
Boats
Woodwork
Transportation
Maritime folklore
Boatbuilding
Carpentry
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Leo Gillis building boats at Stephen Foster Center | Leo Gillis building boats at Stephen Foster Center | Still Image | Material culture
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Boats
Boatbuilding
Occupational groups
Maritime life
Maritime folklore
Craft
Demonstrations
Carpentry
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Leo Gillis building boats at Stephen Foster Center
- Date
- 1986-04
- Description
- Sixteen color slides. Images of Gillis of Basinger, Florida, building a boat at the Stephen Foster Center for the Florida Folklife Program's Arts and Industries demonstration in April 1986.
- Collection
| Leather worker Bob Dellis and his apprentice Kitt Maynard | Leather worker Bob Dellis and his apprentice Kitt Maynard | Still Image | Fieldwork
Women apprentices
Leather craft
Leather goods
Workshops
Workplace
Tools
Occupational training
Design
Belts (Clothing)
Apprentices
Carvers (Decorative artists)
Leather workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Leather worker Bob Dellis and his apprentice Kitt Maynard
- Date
- 1992-01
- Description
- Four proof sheets with 132 black and white images (plus negatives). Images of Dellis with apprentice Maynard in his workshop. Dellis was a long-time leather worker originally born and trained in leather carver in Texas. He made belts, boots, saddles, and other leather carvings. Maynard was funded to learn to carve leather including design, layout, cutting, beveling, dying, painting, lacing and preserving. To complete her training, she had to complete three pieces. More images of the two can be found in S1577, volume 68. For more information on Dellis and Maynard, see S 1644, box 11, folder 6. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| a_s1640_23_tape33 | Interview with Seminole palmetto stem basket maker Marian Bowers and her apprentice Martha Jones | Sound | Fieldwork
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Palmetto weaving
Basket making
Basket work
Basketry
Baskets
Interviews
Weaving
Personal experience narratives
Basket maker
Apprentices | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Seminole palmetto stem basket maker Marian Bowers and her apprentice Martha Jones
- Date
- 1994-01-21
- Description
- One audio cassette. Apprentice Jones had to learn from Bowers to select, gather, and prepare stems, make six baskets, and learn cultural background. For more information, see S 1644, box 11, folder 21. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| a_s1640_23_tape35 | Interview with Seminole palmetto stem basket maker Marian Bowers and her apprentice Martha Jones | Sound | Fieldwork
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Palmetto weaving
Basket making
Basket work
Basketry
Baskets
Interviews
Weaving
Personal experience narratives
Basket maker
Apprentices | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Seminole palmetto stem basket maker Marian Bowers and her apprentice Martha Jones
- Date
- 1994-04-08
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Apprentice Jones had to learn from Bowers to select, gather, and prepare stems, make six baskets, and learn cultural background. For more information, see S 1644, box 11, folder 21. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
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