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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Sewing or Pocketbook Basket
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
On View
On view
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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.
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