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Series 1577, Box 16, FF101
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Material culture--Florida--Lamont
Domestic arts
Equipment, Domestic arts
Craft
Woven goods
Textiles
Basketry
White oak basketry
Ethnicity, African American
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Basketwork
Baskets
Weaving
Hand weaving
Textile crafts
Nature craft
Basket making
Older African Americans--Florida--Lamont
Older African American women--Florida--Lamont
Artisans--Florida--Lamont
Women artisans
Women basket makers
African American basket makers
Handicraft
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
Biographical Note
Lucreaty Clark was born in Lamont, Florida in 1904 and learned to make white oak baskets from her parents, who learned from their parents. Originally these sturdy baskets were used to hold cotton and carry vegetables. The tradition of white oak basket making has been carried on by Lucreaty Clark's grandson, Alphonso Jennings.
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McCallum, Brenda, Collector. Lucreaty Clark making a white oak basket in Lamont, Florida. 1978. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/242038>, accessed 28 December 2024.
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McCallum, Brenda, Collector. Lucreaty Clark making a white oak basket in Lamont, Florida. 1978. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/242038>
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(State Archives of Florida/McCallum)