All-purpose sweetgrass basket

Title:

All-purpose sweetgrass basket

Date:

2006

Creator (Personal):

Lee, Jeannette

Description:

Multiple views of a circular all-purpose sweetgrass basket with decorative sides; contains alternating rows of pine needle and sweetgrass accented with pine knots; sewn with palmetto leaf; distinctive style is known as the "elephant ear" design.

Collection Title:

Avery Research Center Sweetgrass Basket Collection

Contributing Institution:

Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston

Media Type:

Objects

Topical Subject:

Sweetgrass baskets--South Carolina--Charleston County, Basket making--South Carolina, Grasswork, and African American art--South Carolina--21st century

Geographic Subject:

Southern States, South Carolina, and South Atlantic States

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

2006.003.001

Date Digital:

2009-09-22

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Copyright © Jeannette Lee

Access Information:

For more information contact archivist at the Avery Research Center, 125 Bull Street, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

46341