Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Sewing or Pocketbook Basket

Artist Linda F. Blake (American, born 1960)

Date2012

Made/manufacturedMt Pleasant, South Carolina

MediumLongleaf pine needles, sweetgrass, bulrush, palm fiber

Dimensions12 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (30.5 x 24.1 x 24.1 cm)

ClassificationsBasketry

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Acquisition Endowment

Object number2012.60.2

Collections

CONTEMPORARY

DescriptionRound basket with handle and flat lid, hinged with coiled loops and clasp; adorned with pine needle knots on top and sides, dark fibers (bulrush) on bottom half, light colored fibers (sweetgrass) on shoulder and lid. Coils are sewn together with palm leaf strips.