Wednesday, February 7, 2018

'CRAFTS' And Basketry Tasmania 1985/86

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"I was looking for something else and !! found a Crafts Council of Tasmania newsletter, Vol 15, No 4 Summer 1985-86, which has a story on p5: New Tasmanian Basketry, by Jo Eberhard (EO of Craft Tas). Mentions Aboriginal background; colonial history – brewing, shearing, prams etc. etc.Then Ballard, Wignalls, Bridges Bros… Exhibition started in Hobart, then toured as Baskets ‘85 round the state, with a bush basketry workshop by Bob Mesibov in Zeehan".... [PERS COM Grace Cochrane]

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