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Listen: The Blues ProgramBasketmaker Lucreaty Clark at work in Lamont, Florida.
Image Number
F782872
Photographer
McCallum, Brenda, Collector.
Date
1978
Rights
Collection
Folklife Collection.
Series 1577, Box 16, FF35
Series 1577, Box 16, FF35
Geographic Term
Subject Term
White oak basketry
Ethnicity, African American
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Basketry
Craft
Domestic arts
Material culture--Florida--Lamont
Decorative arts
Handicraft
Nature craft
Basket making
Older African Americans--Florida--Lamont
Artisans--Florida--Lamont
Women artisans
Basket makers
African American basket makers
Older African American women--Florida--Lamont
Ethnicity, African American
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Basketry
Craft
Domestic arts
Material culture--Florida--Lamont
Decorative arts
Handicraft
Nature craft
Basket making
Older African Americans--Florida--Lamont
Artisans--Florida--Lamont
Women artisans
Basket makers
African American basket makers
Older African American women--Florida--Lamont
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
1 photoprint - b&w - 35 mm.
Biographical Note
Lucreaty Clark was born in Lamont, Florida 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.
Basketmaker Lucreaty Clark at work in Lamont, Florida.
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