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Sweetgrass Basket Making Class
Date and Time
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT6/17/23 from 11 am - 1 pm
Location
Gullah Museum 123 King Street, Suite 6 Georgetown, SC 29440
Fees/Admission
$60
Website
Contact Information
843-527-1851
Send EmailSweetgrass Basket Making ClassDescription
Learn how to make traditional sweetgrass baskets with master basket maker Vera Manigault on Saturday, June 17, 2023, 11 am to 1 pm ET at the Gullah Museum in Georgetown, SC. Vera's family has practiced this functional art form for eight generations. Made by Gullah Geechee peolple for centuries, these baskets are vessels of memory identical to the coil baskets of West Africa. The class fee is $60—all materials needed to make a basket with a handle are included.
