Lidded Sewing Basket with French Knots

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A coiled sweetgrass basket made by Mary A. Jackson. The short, round basket (2017.82.10a) has a removable lid (2017.82.10b) with a rim that extends down to fit over the top lip of the basket. Incorporated into the pattern on the lid are two circles of raised French knots. The basket has a flat, circular bottom and a short top lip formed by one coil. The sides angle sharply out from both the base and the lip to be widest at the center of the body. Pine needles cover the exterior of the basket with different striations of color formed by the darker-colored pine needles contrasting with lighter-colored palmetto wrappings.

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