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…showed last 75 words of 700 total…heritage" (Walker 295). Dee believes heritage to be the quilt on the wall or the churn in the alcove. Dee knows the items are hand-made but not the knowledge and history behind the items. Yet, Mama does know the knowledge and history and knows that Maggie does too. Dee criticizes Mama for not understanding heritage when, in fact, Dee fails to really understand heritage. Dee mistakenly places heritage in what she owns, not what she knows.