Lowcountry Sweetgrass Baskets

Woven in South Carolina’s Lowcountry around Charleston and Mt. Pleasant, sweetgrass baskets are emblematic of the Gullah culture that created them. Made from coils of the fragrant sweetgrass native to the region, this style of basket was created by slaves to harvest rice in the marshy Lowcountry. It ultimately derives from the weaving tradition of African rice farmers on the coast between Senegal and Liberia, ancestors of the modern-day Gullah.

These baskets are woven by hand and embellished with bulrush, pine needles, and palm leaves, each taking dozens of hours of meticulous labor by artisans who maintain the traditions of their ancestors.

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