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Baskets and basket makers in southern Appalachia /by John Rice Irwin.

Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

GUSN

GUSN-290052

Description

191 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Basket making
Basketwork

Originator

Irwin, John Rice, 1930-

Contents

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.

Publication

Exton, Pa. : Schiffer Pub.

Description

191 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes

Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 186.
Gift of Julianne Mehegan, 2013.

ISBN

0916838617 (pbk.)
9780916838614 (pbk.)
0916838609
9780916838607

Call Number

Coll. TT879.B3 I78 1982

Places

Appalachian Region.

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