Sweetgrass Basket, 2011
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The Gullah-Geechee people, descendants of enslaved West Africans who resided primarily on isolated coastal plantations from the Carolinas to Florida, are now renowned for making sweetgrass baskets. This basket-making tradition has deep West African roots. Generations have woven together coils of needlegrass, longleaf pine needles, and sweetgrass with strips of saw palmetto or white oak bark, creating a living representation of Gullah culture.
The Gullah-Geechee people, descendants of enslaved West Africans who resided primarily on isolated coastal plantations from the Carolinas to Florida, are now renowned for making sweetgrass baskets. This basket-making tradition has deep West African roots. Generations have woven together coils of needlegrass, longleaf pine needles, and sweetgrass with strips of saw palmetto or white oak bark, creating a living representation of Gullah culture.
Artifact
Basket (Container)
Date Made
2011
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2024.180.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Sweetgrass (Material)
Color
Brown
Tan (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Diameter: 8 in
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