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SWEET GRASS BASKET
SWEET GRASS BASKET
SWEET GRASS BASKET
SWEET GRASS BASKET
SWEET GRASS BASKET

SWEET GRASS BASKET

$ 6.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • California Prop 65 Warning: Bbasket - may not be food safe
  • Brand: Handmade
  • Condition: VERY GOOD CONDITION
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    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.
    This small handled basket is about 5 inches tall from the bottom edge to the top of the handle & 5 inches across at its widest point handle-to-handle.  The basket itself is 2 inches tall.  The basket has been accented with a "branch" of sweetgrass with maroon eucalyptus leaves attached.  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.