Vintage Gullah Charleston SC handmade woven Sweetgrass Basket With Lid 13”.

If Charleston, SC and its surrounding regions can be defined by a single artistic and functional item, it would have to be the sweetgrass basket. Handcrafted from natural materials, these Lowcountry baskets are woven into elaborately beautiful and functional works of art by Gullah artisans. They're considered some of the nation's oldest handicrafts of African origin, directly tying the Lowcountry back to West Africa via the transatlantic slave trade.

This beautifully crafted basket features an attached lid and handle. Finely crafted by hand by skilled artisans, these baskets are in high demand by collectors.