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1. Sweetgrass purse with hinged lid

Sweetgrass purse with hinged lid
Date:
1988
Description:
Front and interior views of a coiled basked made of sweetgrass, pine needle, and bulrush, sewn with palmetto leaf. Domed lid has a knob and is decorated with pine knots. Lid is connected by a hinge on one side and contains a protruding piece that fits into a loop on the other side, securing it when closed.

3. Cross handle sweetgrass basket

Cross handle sweetgrass basket
Date:
1988
Description:
Coiled sweetgrass basket with cross handle; made of sweetgrass and pine needle sewn with palmetto leaf.

4. Sweetgrass milk jug

Sweetgrass milk jug
Date:
1988
Description:
Coiled basket made with sweetgrass and pine needle, sewn with palmetto leaf. The basket is in the shape of a milk jug with no handles.

5. Left-handed sweetgrass fruit basket

Left-handed sweetgrass fruit basket
Date:
1988
Description:
Coiled, oblong fruit basket with cross handle made of sweetgrass, bulrush, and pine needle, sewn with palmetto leaf. This basket was created by a left-handed artist, visually evident by the slant of the palmetto leaf wraps. The wraps in a right-handed basket typically slant to the left, while the wraps in this basket slant to the right.

6. Shrimp net

Shrimp net
Date:
1988
Description:
Shrimp net with lead weights, crafted by Edward Johnson of Johns Island, South Carolina.

7. Shrimp net

Shrimp net
Date:
1988
Description:
Shrimp net with lead weights, crafted by Edward Johnson of Johns Island, South Carolina.

8. Shrimp net

Shrimp net
Date:
1988
Description:
Shrimp net with lead weights, crafted by Edward Johnson of Johns Island, South Carolina.

9. Bulrush rice fanner

Bulrush rice fanner
Date:
1988
Description:
Thick coiled rice fanner made of bulrush fastened with palmetto leaf. Although this is a contemporary basket, it is a very old form; few basketmakers use bulrush today because it is extremely tough to work.

10. Round bulrush basket

Round bulrush basket
Date:
1988
Description:
Thick coiled round basket of bulrush fastened with palmetto leaf. Although this is a contemporary basket, it is a very old form; few basketmakers use bulrush today because it is extremely tough to work.