1996
Materials: Sweetgrass, pineneedles, and palmetto
15 1/2" x 16 1/2"
Photographer: Jack Alterman
Made with seagrasses harvested from the wetlands of South Carolina. Grasses are dried in the sun to get their natural colors, then coiled with strips of palmetto fronds. The art form originated from West Africa. Passed down to the artist from her mother.
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