Sweetgrass rice fanner with pine knots

Title:

Sweetgrass rice fanner with pine knots

Date:

2006

Creator (Personal):

Bennett, Ida Mae

Description:

Multiple views of a circular, flat sweetgrass basket with a handle made of pine needles wrapped in palmetto leaves; basket contains accents of pine needles throughout and artist has incorporated decorative pine knots; center of basket contains a combination of sweetgrass, pine needles, and bulrush, sewn with palmetto leaf; label on back reads "HAND MADE BY Ida Mae Bennett."

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:

2006.001.001

Date Digital:

2009-09-23

Digitization Specifications:

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

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

30801