<I>Traditional Grain Storage II</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2014
name: label: Created by
content: Mary A. Jackson, American, born 1945
notes: label: Caption
content: Mary Jackson is one of the world’s most highly-regarded Gullah basket-makers and an exceptionally skilled basket artist. She is known for her exceptional craftsmanship, creating baskets that derive from traditional forms in highly sculptural and expressive ways.
label: Caption
content: This basket is a traditional grain storage basket, which were historically made by men for the storage of rice or rice seed. Jackson has continued to create these fundamental and historic “work baskets” because it references men’s work. It also references the rice industry and rice as one of the emblematic “cultural” food signifiers of the Gullah-Geechee people.
label: Description
content: A traditional sweet-grass basket made by Mary A. Jackson. The basket is wide and has a round shape that tapers slightly at the top. It has a flat bottom. The basket has two handles and a removable lid (2015.50.1b). The lid rests on top and has a narrow lip. The basket features different striations of color consisting of lighter and darker colored sweet-grass.
place: label: Place made
content: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: West Africa, Africa
label: Cultural Place
content: Central Africa, Africa
label: Cultural Place
content: United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Folklife
label: Topic
content: Foodways
label: Topic
content: Rice farming
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.50.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: baskets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: sweetgrass, pine needles, bulrush and palmetto
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2015.50.1ab): 11 7/8 × 18 1/2 × 15 3/4 in. (30.2 × 47 × 40 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2014.50.1a): 10 3/8 × 18 1/2 × 14 7/8 in. (26.4 × 47 × 37.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2015.50.1b): 2 5/8 × 15 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (6.7 × 40 × 40 cm)