Art
Sweetgrass Basket - Mary Jane Bennett
- Item Number
- 164
- Estimated Value
- 400 USD
- Leading Bid
- 40 USD
The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to Folk Art Society of America (tax ID 541415937) on behalf of the winner.
- Number of Bids
- 6 - Bid History
Item Description
An awesome example of a large covered sweetgrass basket by Mary Jane Bennett. Mrs. Bennett is from Mt. Pleasant, SC. Mary Jane and husband Jessie come from a long line of basketmakers. Mary Jane would make trips to Charleston as a young girl to deliver her mother's baskets, and remembers people drawing the style they wanted on paper. She would take the drawings back to her mother, who would study the drawing and then make the basket. Regarding one of the job hazards, Mary Jane always put turpentine on her shoes when collecting sweetgrass to keep the snakes away. She "just had to hope they didn't run toward me instead of away."
Item Special Note
The basket measures 9 inches tall by 14 inches wide. A superb example of Mary Jane's work!
Donated By:
Alexander Patrick
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