Low Country Sweetgrass Basket 2
by Catherine Wilson
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Low Country Sweetgrass Basket 2
Artist
Catherine Wilson
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Photograph
Description
South Carolina Low Country Coil Basket, one of America’s oldest African Craft. The Charleston city market is the very epic center of suite grass basketry, One of the nations oldest and most beautiful handcrafts of African origin. For more than 300 years people in Charleston have been weaving baskets using locally harvest bull rush, a strong yet supple marsh grass that thrives in the sandy soil of Low Country. Originally used as winnowing fans to separate the rice seed from its chaff, sweet grass baskets are regarded among the nation’s most prized cultural souvenirs.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s permanent collection includes a sweet grass basket made by Mary Jackson. Her devotion to the centuries-old craft was recognized on the world stage in 2008 when the MacArthur Foundation named her a MacArthur Fellow.
This craft originated in West Africa and has been passed down through the generation.using sweet grass and palmetto leaves. — U.S. News & World Report.
This image is taken from my personal collection of sweet grass basket- a native of Charleston, I treasure the art.
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July 5th, 2020
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