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Sweetgrass baskets
 & Gullah culture


Native American
 River Cane Baskets
  • Carol Welch Artist Page
  • http://www.basketmakers.com
    History and production, step by step instructions for harvesting and preparing materials and weaving different patterns from Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chitimacha traditional patterns, artist profiles, basket photos
Introductory Section Contents:
Overview of the Exhibit
Regional/State Maps of Exhibiting Artists
Pre- and Post-Visit activities
Themed Galleries/Lesson Plans
PowerPoints by discussion topic
Create your own gallery activity

Supplementary Materials
Resources

Resources for teaching - Baskets
National Arts Standards - Baskets
Exhibit Overview - Baskets
Curators’ Statements - Fiber Arts
General Web Resources - Baskets
Guiding Question for Unit - Baskets
Statement for Students
Media-Based Activities - Baskets
Cross-Curricular Connections
Using the PowerPoint™ Presentation
Useful Resources

Main Teaching Materials Page
All National Arts Standards

Appalachian White Oak Baskets

http://www.basketmakers.com
The preparation and use of white oak splints in basket making, history, marketing, basket makers

http://www.sfp.forprod.vt.edu (PDF File)
History, range, harvesting and preparing white oak splints

http://www.floridamemory.com
A lesson plan based on having students analyze photos and audio interview of white oak basket maker Lucreaty Clark from Florida; connects to language arts and technology

http://www.mammothcavebasketmakers.com
If you want to expand the project to include other basket making traditions, here are two websites to give you a jumpstart.

http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/baskets/
The Language of Native American Baskets from the Weaver’s View
Showcasing the history and contemporary basket making of five Native American groups – Haida, Penobscot, Tohono O’odham, Pomo, Wasco Nation of the Warm Springs Confederacy

http://africa.si.edu/collections
Baskets representing diverse cultures in Africa

http://www.princetonol.com
Links to baskets of many cultures

 
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