Words and pictures from the author of And the Crows Took Their Eyes as well as the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries . . .
What was that big basket used for? It's beautiful!
That's a tobacco basket. When we first grew tobacco, the cured leaves were made into bunches called hands and stacked spiral-wise on these baskets to be transported to market.
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What was that big basket used for? It's beautiful!
That's a tobacco basket. When we first grew tobacco, the cured leaves were made into bunches called hands and stacked spiral-wise on these baskets to be transported to market.
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