| African Americans in coastal Georgia and South Carolina make baskets using techniques they learned from their ancestors. It provides them with an independent income, as well as a connection with family members and customs long gone. | |||||
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| Master basketmaker Mary Jackson works on Mr. Allen Green's basket. Mr. Green makes baskets on Sapelo Island, Georgia. Photo courtesy of Dale Rosengarten |
Steps in sewing a basket foundation. From Row upon Row: Sea Grass Baskets of the South Carolina Low Country by Dale Rosengarten (McKissick Museum, Univ. of SC, 1986). Photo courtesy of Greg Day |
Basketmaker Allen Green learned the skill from his grandfather who was enslaved on a plantation near Macon, Georgia. Photo courtesy of Dale Rosengarten | |||
