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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