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SI-FP-1986-CT-166

LOGGER'S SHEET 

LOGGER: Leroy Tsutsumi
REEL NUMBER: 4-Side A
STAGE: Cultural Conservation
DATE: 6/27/86
PRESENTOR: Peggy Yocom
GROUP NAME: McCrobies: Split-Oak Basketmakers
REGION/STYLE: Western Maryland

| PERFORMER(S) 1:30-2:00| INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION |
|James and Vida McCrobie| Occupation: Basketmakers


CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. History of Making Baskets
3. Wood - Oak
4. James describes his oldest basket, clothes basket
5. Vida talks about benefits of baskets for wet clothes
6. Both share stories of baskets in their family such as birth of children, uses in family
7. Corn Basket Potatoe - Bushel
8. How to distinguish their baskets from others - Lacing hops and ribs in Bottom      Double Bottoms
9. 12 or 16 ribs
10. How they work together as a team - he chops trees and sets the bottoms, she weaves sides; he makes handles
11. She also makes quilts for the homeless in the winter
12. Special baskets they make (pet basket, pack basket, special request, fishing basket)
13. questions and answers