- Created by
- Jackson, Mary A., American, born 1945
- Date
- ca. 1990
- Medium
- sweetgrass, bulrush, palmetto fronds
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 24 1/2 × 15 × 5 in. (62.2 × 38.1 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A coiled sweetgrass basket made by Mary A. Jackson. The large shallow basket is oval in shape with a flat bottom and a wide rim that extends over the top of the basket to make it slightly enclosed. The basket features different striations of color made by contrasting the lighter palmetto binding around the darker grasses in a symmetrical pattern.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- baskets
- 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
- 2017.82.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




