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SWEET GRASS BASKET WITH HANDLES
SWEET GRASS BASKET WITH HANDLES
SWEET GRASS BASKET WITH HANDLES
SWEET GRASS BASKET WITH HANDLES
SWEET GRASS BASKET WITH HANDLES

SWEET GRASS BASKET WITH HANDLES

$ 6.6

Availability: 83 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: EXCELLENT CONDITION - NO WEAR OR STAINS
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Brand: Handmade

    Description

    The coiled sweetgrass basket
    is a historically significant African art that was brought to America by enslaved Africans from the Windward and Rice Coasts of West Africa in the 17th century. H
    andcrafted sweetgrass baskets are still being made today, primarily in the Southeastern U.S. where the sweetgrass grows in sandy soil near the ocean.  The bundles of dried sweet grass are coiled into unique circular designs & secured with palmetto fronds.
    The round center of this small oval basket is about 4-1/2 inches in diameter, with each of the looped handles just over 1-1/2 inches wide, with a total width of about 7 inches.  It is about 3 inches tall from the bottom edge to the top edge.
    Age & origin is unknown.
    Most of these baskets from my collection were purchased 1980-90s in South Carolina.  It is still tig
    htly coiled & has no damage or discoloration.
    Ships USPS.