Baskets of Black Nova Scotians

Abstract

This book is a history of the basketmaking tradition brought to Nova Scotia by the Black Refugees during the War of 1812. These escaping previously enslaved peoples were brought up from the Atlantic seaboard to freedom by the British Navy. The book features illustrated examples of work and construction techniques as the tradition is continued today by their descendants.

Keywords:

baskets, ribbed baskets, basketmaking, Black Refugees, War of 1812, HMS Diomede, Royal Navy, Edith Clayton, East Preston, Joleen Gordon, Black, Africa, African, African American, African Canadian, African Nova Scotian, Africadian, hand crafts, market crafts, container history, Chesapeake Refugees, ethnology, basket art, migration, migratory, slaves, slave crafts, skills, tradition