Folk%20Art

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Folk Art!
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folkart folk'-art' adj.
Traditional handicrafts, especially pottery,
wood-carvings, textiles and basketware,
produced by local craftsmen with no formal
training, usually employing techniques, patterns
and designs that have been handed down from
generation to generation.
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Paintings are usually incorporated as decorative
features on clock faces, chests, chairs, and
interior and exterior walls.
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baskets
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Sculptural objects in wood, stone, and metal
include toys, spoons, candlesticks, and religious
items.
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Other examples woodcuts, scrimshaw, pottery,
textiles, and traditional clothing.
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crocks
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Scrimshaw
Scrimshaw is the original art form of the
American Whaleman. While hunting whales,
whalemen carved jewelry and objects out of whale
bones. Or etched on top of it.
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Wood Cuts
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Grandma Moses
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