April 16, 2024
Large Signed Mt Pleasant Charleston SC Hand Woven Gullah Sweet Grass Basket
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Large Signed Mt Pleasant Charleston SC Hand Woven Gullah Sweet Grass Basket.Gorgeous, large, perfectSigned on bottom. Cannot make our first name but last name appears to be Wilson. The basket is lovely, tightly woven. A well made basket, with thinner rows.Thanks for sharing. And please see my other exciting and intriguing auctions!Passed down from generation to generation since the 1700s, the sweetgrass basket craft is unique to the Lowcountry and represents one of the oldest West African art forms in America.The exquisitely-fashioned baskets are a Lowcountry tradition--an American art with African origins. When West African slaves were brought to South Carolina, they brought with them the tradition of weaving baskets from grass with them.The art of weaving sweetgrass baskets has been passed down from generation to generation, through the Gullah community who descended from those West African slaves. Originally designed as a tool for rice production, the sweetgrass basket has evolved to a decorative art.
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