Description: Sweetgrass Baskets and the Gullah Tradition Seen on the roadways of Charleston County and in museums and galleries worldwide, handmade sweetgrass baskets have been crafted in the Christ Church Parish of Mount Pleasant, SC for more than 300 years.An ancient African art, sweetgrass basket making utilizes sweetgrass, bullrush, pine needles, and palm leaves to create unique, handmade pieces. Traditionally, artisans use a piece of the rib bone of a cow and a pair of scissors as their only tools for construction. When English settlers founded Christ Church Parish in the late 1600s, they saw a place rich in natural beauty and ideal for harvesting rice, cotton, and indigo. Skilled agricultural laborers were needed, and consequently, South Carolina became the top importer of enslaved West Africans. Finding a landscape similar to their homeland, those who came kept many of their traditional practices. Today, the richness of the West African presence can be seen in Charleston's architecture, basketry, and ironworks.
Price: 17.49 USD
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738518305
Book Title: Sweetgrass Baskets and the Gullah Tradition
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Joyce V. Coakley
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Subjects & Themes / Historical, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Photography, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 10.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
