Gullah Sweetgrass Basket

Gullah Sweetgrass Basket

$100+specialty_crafts

A hand-woven sweetgrass basket by a Gullah artisan from the South Carolina Sea Islands — America's oldest African American craft tradition.

The Story

Sweetgrass basketry was brought from West Africa by enslaved people in the 17th century. The Gullah people of the Sea Islands have maintained this tradition for 300 years. Each basket takes weeks to make.

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