Made of oak splints, the hip basket, the small storage basket and the bon bon tray were all products of the Allanstand School in Allanstand, NC and purchased at the Southern Industrial Education Association Exchange. Founded by Martha Gielow in 1905, the SIEA was created to "promote Industrial Education of the Children of the Southern Mountains" in an effort to raise money for schools. In 1913 the Association set up an annual craft exchange that took place in Washington DC, where it sold a wide array of items including baskets, woven coverlets, rugs and curtains, quilts, brooms, toys and furniture, all produced by the men and women of Appalachia. In operation until 1926, the Southern Industrial Education Association included many prominent women of the time, including Ellen Wilson, the first wife of Woodrow Wilson and honorary president of the association until her death in 1914.
