- Created by
- Jackson, Mary A., American, born 1945
- Date
- ca. 2001
- Medium
- sweetgrass, pine needles, palmetto fronds, bulrush
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 7/8 × 10 1/16 × 6 1/2 in. (27.6 × 25.5 × 16.5 cm)
- Description
- A coiled sweetgrass basket made by Mary A. Jackson. The basket is oval shaped with straight sides and a central handle. The handle is formed by the coils from each side of the lip extending up and sewn together across the top of the basket lengthwise. Around the center of the body is a wide band of darker pine needles to contrast against the lighter grasses.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- baskets
- Topic
- American South
- Art
- Communities
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Domestic life
- Folklife
- Foodways
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Juliette Bethea in memory of Flora Wilson Bethea
- Object number
- 2017.82.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




