Sweet Grass Basket Market ~
Charleston, South Carolina.
Sweet grass basket making has been a part of the Mount Pleasant, SC community for more than 300 years. Brought to the area by slaves who came from West Africa, basket making is a traditional art form which has been passed on from generation to generation.
Today, it is one of the oldest art forms of African origin in the United States. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina enjoys the distinction of being the only place where this was practiced.
12 responses
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Donald Garrett gave props (23 May 2009):
excellent composition!! If I remember correctly, those baskets are really $$$$$$$!
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Lesley S gave props (23 May 2009):
Beautiful craftsmanship - and a great shot.
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Warren ~Mangione~ gave props (23 May 2009):
Really nice shot. Love all the weaves and color tones.
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Benny R@mirez gave props (23 May 2009):
nice capture!!
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eithne mythen gave props (25 May 2009):
Lovely shot, well entered..
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Andrea Petersen gave props (25 May 2009):
Beautiful image that looks like it was shot above the baskets with a wide angle lens...good lighting... well composed and also appreciate your description.
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Deborah Downes gave props (26 May 2009):
Beautiful capture and great entry. Brings back a lot of wonderful memories. My husband and I had a condo in Mt, Pleasant that was our home base for about nine years. And yes, Don, sweet grass baskets are expensive, but worth it.
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Ted Gorczyca said (27 May 2009):
nice capture and a great history lesson. Thanks
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Regenia Brabham gave props (27 May 2009):
this is a great market shot and an awesome piece of trivia.
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Camil Seisanu gave props (29 May 2009):
AWESOME, with capitals !
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Linda Houghton gave props (31 May 2009):
Great Entry
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Joy B gave props (5 Jun 2009):
Great shot!
