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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