Unit IV The State of Our Lives: Being a Louisiana Neighbor
Lesson 1 Louisiana's Major Folk Regions

Mapping Material Culture Worksheet

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Directions: Study the objects below in the Creole State Exhibit and Louisiana Folklife Photo Gallery and decide in which folk region they belong: North Louisiana, South Louisiana, or New Orleans. A few items are not associated with only one region, but the specific item online is. Write the correct region name in the column on the right of each Web address. This worksheet may be used as a pre-test to compare what you know with what you learn during this lesson.

 Object

 Web Address

 Folk Region
Pirogue http://www.louisianavoices.org/edu_pirogue.html  
Benevolent Society Ribbon Basket http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_ribbon_basket.html  
Crawfish Trap http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_crawfish_trap.html  
Hunting Horn http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_hunting_horn.html  
Camel Back House http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_camel_house.html  
Dirty Dozen Brass Band http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_dirty_dozen.html  
Mardi Gras Runners http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_mardi_gras_runners.html  
Dog Trot House http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_dog_trot.html  
Second-Line Jazz Parade Umbrella http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit3/edu_unit3_umbrella.html  
Gourd Bird House http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_gourd_bird_house.html  
Mardi Gras Indian Shoes http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_mardi_gras_shoes.html  
Frottoir http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_frottoir.html  
Walking Sticks http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_walking_sticks.html  
Float Rider http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_float_rider.html  
Cypress Paddle http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_cypress_paddle.html  
Carving http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_carved_tiger.html  
Iron Fence http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_iron_fence.html  
Needlepoint Mardi Gras Mask http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_mardi_gras_mask.html  
May Crowning Doll http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_may_crowning.html  
Home Altar http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_home_altar.html  
Doll Clothes http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_doll_clothes.html  
Tatting http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_tatted_pillowcase.html  
Krewe Souvenir http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_krewe_souvenir.html  
Cornshuck Hat http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_cornshuck_hat.html  
St. Patrick's Day Parade and Kissing Cane http://www.louisianavoices.org/Unit4/edu_unit4_st_patrick_parade.html  

 

 

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