Created by:

Mary A. Jackson, American, born 1945  Search this

Medium:

sweetgrass, pine needles, palmetto fronds, bulrush

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 10 7/8 × 10 1/16 × 6 1/2 in. (27.6 × 25.5 × 16.5 cm)

Type:

baskets

Place made:

Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 2001

Description:

A coiled sweetgrass basket made by Mary A. Jackson. The basket is oval shaped with straight sides and a central handle. The handle is formed by the coils from each side of the lip extending up and sewn together across the top of the basket lengthwise. Around the center of the body is a wide band of darker pine needles to contrast against the lighter grasses.

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

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Craftsmanship  Search this

Design  Search this

Domestic life  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Juliette Bethea in memory of Flora Wilson Bethea

Object number:

2017.82.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Visual Arts

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5480735e4-059e-41bf-8665-a1844e702a6a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.82.1