"What person of rural Appalachia does not recall seeing his venerable grandfather feeding his horses and pigs from the old white oak basket and what pleasant memories the little berry baskets recall--that somewhat festive occasion when family members as well as the neighbors would join one another in searching the back pastures and the "grown-up" knobs and the abandoned corn fields for blackberries... Although some recent attention has been given to basketry as a modern craft, to the various materials and techniques used in basketmaking, little has been done relative to the historic background of baskets and basketmakers. This is even more the case with regard to basketry in the Southern Appalachians where it was so important in the lives of the people. This book seeks to remedy that." -- Adapted from preface.
Collection
Edith Wyle Collection
Lexicon
Search Terms
basket makers, basket making, baskets--appalachia, basketwork--united states
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
John Rice Irwin
Publisher
Schiffer
Place Published
City
Exton, PA
Date Published
1982
Call No.
TT879.B3.I78
ISBN
916838617, 9780916838614
LCCN
81086386
Notes
Length: 191
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
The importance and use of the basket in southern Appalachia --
Types and styles of Appalachian baskets --
Basket materials --
Portraits of the mountain basketmakers --
Miniatures, toys, keepsakes and decorated baskets --
The Indian influence on southern Appalachian mountain baskets --
Basket related items --
The basket in Appalachia today.
