generations. did this technique making baskets come from africa. >> oh, yes. >> yes. >> mostly from the sierra leone or west coast of africa. >> this is considered one of the oldest arts of afro-americans. one of the ways you can visualize pieces or patterns older are based on simplicity. during the ensavement there was no need for beautiful pieces. this is a waist of time. because at that time it was based on agricultural purposes. >> like you're making tools not art. >> correct. correct. >> you have done something i tried to remind myself to do. you say enslaved not slaves. trying to remind myself a person is not a slave. >> correct it's out of respect. >> you can't teach me how to do this, can you? >> colleen go ahead, get him colleen. >> i'm ready to be got. >> yes and no. >> okay. >> you're a come here and we're