Baskets of Black Nova Scotians
Halifax Central Library, Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, Canada

Available on Nova Scotia Museum Publishing Catalogue’s website, the Baskets of Black Nova Scotians is a free e-book. The book is about the history of the basket-making tradition brought to Nova Scotia by Black refugees during the War of 1812.  The book features illustrated examples of work and construction techniques as the practice is continued today by Black refugees’ descendants.

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