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Listen: The Folk ProgramLucreaty Clark preparing strip of white oak with a small knife during basket making
Image Number
FS79784A
Photographer
Bulger, Peggy A.
Date
1979 (circa)
Rights
Collection
Folklife Collection.
Lucreaty Clark Slide Tape Program
Lucreaty Clark Slide Tape Program
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
1 slide - col.
General Note
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.
Lucreaty Clark preparing strip of white oak with a small knife during basket making
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