RARE TWO ANTIQUE & 1 VTG GULLAH SWEETGRASS PINE NEEDLE BASKET LOT

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RARE TWO ANTIQUE & 1 VTG GULLAH SWEETGRASS PINE NEEDLE BASKET LOT:
$39.99

THE SOUTH CAROLINA GULLAH BASKET IS A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT AFRICAN ART FORM THAT WAS BROUGHT TO AMERICAN BY ENSLAVED AFRICANS FROM THE COASTS OF WEST AFRICA IN THE 17TH CENTURY,,THEY WERE MADE FOR UTILITARIAN PURPOSES INCLUDING THE CULTIVATION OF RICE,,,IN THE 1890S THEY EVOLVED FROM AGRICULTURE TO HOUSEHOLD USE,,,SWEETGRASS & PINE NEEDLE REPLACED THE EARLIER BULRUSHES AND PALMETTO REPLACED SPLIT OAK FOR A SOFTER BASKET,,,THIS LOT IS FOR TWO ANTIQUE VERY OLD BASKETS AND ONE VINTAGE,,,THE OLDEST IS THE SMALLER OF THE TWO HANDLED BASKET,,WONDERFUL PATINA AND LOOKS LIKE IT MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO PICK BERRIES AS THERE ARE BERRY STAINS,,10 3/4\" LONGX 7 1/2\",,MISSING PALMETTO WRAP DUE TO AGE & USE,,SECOND OLDEST IS A LARGER FANNER BASKET WITH OLD TAPE ON THE BOTTOM MARKED \"BINA\" EITHER THE MAKER OR THE OWNER,,12\" LONG X 10\" WIDE,,MISSING PALMETTO WRAP AS WELL WITH SOME CLEAR TAPE IN ONE SPOT,,THIRD BASKET IS VINTAGE,,11\" LONG X 9 1/2\" WIDE,,9\" TALL,,TRIPLE ROW HANDLE,,SOME MISSING PALMETTO WRAP AS WELL,,SOME LAXITY,,,ALL HAVE SWEETGRASS & PINE NEEDLE,,A GREAT MUSEUM QUALITY LOT OF SWEETGRASS HISTORICAL FOLK ART,,,THANKS FOR LOOKING,,PAY IS DUE WITHIN 72 HRS BUT IMMEDIATE IS PREFERRED,,,SHIPS TO US ONLY,,,USPS PRIORITY WITH INSURANCE TO PROTECT YOUR PURCHASE PRICE,,,I PACK WELL AND SHIP QUICKLY