Sweetgrass sewing basket with hinged lid

Title:

Sweetgrass sewing basket with hinged lid

Date:

1988

Creator (Personal):

Mazyck, Elizabeth

Description:

Multiple views of a hinged sweetgrass basket with domed cover, decorated with pine knots and used as a sewing basket. Made with sweetgrass, pine needle, and bulrush sewn with palmetto leaf.

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--20th century

Geographic Subject:

Southern States, South Carolina, and South Atlantic States

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

2007.010.001

Date Digital:

2009-30-09

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:

45702