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Created by:
Mary A. Jackson, American, born 1945  Search this
Medium:
sweetgrass, bulrush, palmetto fronds
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 17 × 12 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (43.2 × 31.8 × 31.8 cm)
Type:
baskets
Place made:
Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1997
Description:
A sweetgrass basket made by Mary A. Jackson. The tall, circular basket has a flat bottom with straight sides and two pleats at the neck that form lips extending out past the narrower neck and curving down towards the body of the basket. At the very top, a narrower lip curves out at the opening of the basket. The basket is composed mostly of lighter-colored grasses, with two wide bands of darker-colored grasses at the middle and top of the basket's body.
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Art  Search this
Communities  Search this
Craftsmanship  Search this
Design  Search this
Domestic life  Search this
Folklife  Search this
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:
2017.82.7
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Visual Arts
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52f7c4a12-085e-431a-9110-87c2ece3632c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.82.7