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Listen: The Assorted Selections ProgramLucreaty Clark carrying her ax in search of white oak to make baskets
Image Number
FS79642A
Photographer
Bulger, Peggy A.
Date
1979 (circa)
Rights
Collection
Folklife Collection.
Lucreaty Clark Slide Tape Program
Lucreaty Clark Slide Tape Program
Geographic Term
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
1 slide - col.
General Note
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.
Lucreaty Clark carrying her ax in search of white oak to make baskets
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