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

Mapping Material Culture Worksheet Answer Sheet

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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.

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 Object

 Web Address

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

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