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LOGGER'S SHEET SI-FP-1968-CT-149

LOGGER: Gregwood 
REEL NUMBER: 1B/2A STAGE: Tennessee Talk
DATE: 7-5-86 PRESENTOR: Roby Cogswell [[strikethrough]] Belanus [[/strikethrough]] 
GROUP NAME: Woodcrafts; Basketry
REGION/STYLE: Tennessee

PERFORMER(S) INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION
Ida Pearl Davis basketmakers
Thelma Hibdon

CONTENTS
1. [[strikethrough]] Belanus [[/strikethrough]] Roby: strongest tradition of basketry in cannon county
2. Thelma: process of basketmaking - white oak → handles, 
3. Ida Pearl: use of drawknife and pocketknife; making the splits; scraping of splits
4. Thelma: sizes of splits (7 different ones)
5. Thelma: melon, egg, box, quilt basket differences
6. [[strikethrough]] Belanus [[/strikethrough]] Roby: some discussion
7. Ida Pearl/Thelma: wall baskets
8. [[strikethrough]] Belanus [[/strikethrough]] Roby: shapes, bulges
9. Thelma: brown vs. white splits in basket
10. Ida Pearl: use of dyes (berries, leaves)
11. Roby: discussion  
12. Thelma contrasts baskets of previous generation,
especially for profit; ribs, smoothness indicate quality
beginning of tape 2A 13. Roby: miniature basketry and nesting sizes show blossoming of tradition
14. Ida Pearl: great-grandmother passed tradition down; discussion of basketmaking for income by men and women
15. Roby: family crafts traditions in Tennessee; commercialism
16. Ida Pearl: baskets "exported" to other states
17. Roby: exploitation - pros and cons - of basketmakers
18. Ida Pearl: future of basketry