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.

Home grown hand harvested braided organic wildcrafted sweetgrass hierochloe ordorata about 1 ounce 2020 harvest. 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. Today the west african descendents keep the basket making tradition alive in mount pleasant.

Sweet grass represents all the good things in nature. For more than 300 years people in charleston have been weaving baskets using locally harvested bulrush a strong yet supple marshgrass that thrives in the sandy soil of lowcountry. 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. 5 out of 5 stars 143 143 reviews.

Sweetgrass palmetto rose bouquet. Sweetgrass baskets by cayetano stay in the loop three generations of sweetgrass basket weavers from mount pleasant sc. Lowcountry sweetgrass basket earrings free shipping. Gullah sweetgrass basket small tray sweetgrass double handle basket.

Driving down highway 17 in mount pleasant sc one can spot quaint roadside stands. Gullah sweetgrass basket medium triple loops serving dish sale. Lowcountry sweetgrass basket earrings free shipping. Flat sweetgrass fan style baskets were used during harvest season to separate rice from chaff.

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. Sweetgrass basket sewing was an important tradition among african americans on lowcountry plantations. These functional baskets were used on the plantations and sold for extra income for the slave owners. Sweet grass baskets are popular keepsakes for residents and visitors alike.