Charleston Sweetgrass Baskets

Today the art of sweetgrass basket sewing is alive and thriving at the charleston city market one of the oldest public markets in america.

Charleston sweetgrass baskets.

Lowcountry sweetgrass basket earrings free shipping. A true charleston treasure. Driving down highway 17 in mount pleasant sc one can spot quaint roadside stands. Flat sweetgrass fan style baskets were used during harvest season to separate rice from chaff.

5 out of 5 stars 143 143 reviews. Sweetgrass baskets by cayetano stay in the loop three generations of sweetgrass basket weavers from mount pleasant sc. Charleston city market often referred to as the epicenter of the sweetgrass basket. Your guide to the woven wonders of the lowcountry sweetgrass basket makers highway.

Sweetgrass baskets and palm sweet grass basket making was brought to south carolina by slaves who came from west africa. With more than 50 resident gullah artisans the charleston city market is the very epicenter of sweetgrass basketry one of the nation s oldest and most beautiful handicrafts of african origin. Sweet grass baskets are popular keepsakes for residents and visitors alike. Lowcountry sweetgrass basket earrings free shipping.

Sweet grass also known as ethnobotany and typically is found in the low country of south carolina georgia and northeast florida and is practiced by the gullah culture. These functional baskets were used on the plantations and sold for extra income for the slave owners. Today the west african descendents keep the basket making tradition alive in mount pleasant. Sweetgrass palmetto rose bouquet.

Sweetgrass baskets of the lowcountry. Gullah sweetgrass basket medium triple loops serving dish sale. Sweetgrass basket sewing was an important tradition among african americans on lowcountry plantations. Home grown hand harvested braided organic wildcrafted sweetgrass hierochloe ordorata about 1 ounce 2020 harvest.