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William A. Barnhill during his service in World War 1

Dave Penland with one of his handmade bark baskets. Beech, North Carolina, 1915.

Dave Penland in his home. Beech, North Carolina, 1915.

The Warren family showing every stage of making a woven coverlet from the raw wool to the finished object. Mt. Pisgah, North Carolina, ca. 1915.

A member of the Warren family carding wool. Carding prepares the wool fibers for spinning. Mt. Pisgah, North Carolina, ca. 1915.

The elder Mrs. Warren using a great wheel, or walking wheel, to spin the wool into yarn. The spinner turns the great wheel by hand and moves back and forth while collecting the pulled and twisted fibers onto a spindle. Mt. Pisgah, North Carolina,…

Cindy Warren weaving on a traditional mountain loom. Mt. Pisgah, North Carolina, ca. 1915.

Warren family member with a completed woven coverlet. Mt. Pisgah, North Carolina, ca. 1915.

George Donkel wedging the clay in preparation for turning.