Low Basket with Handle

Copied Mary Jackson, Low Basket with Handle, 1999, sweetgrass, pine needles, and palmetto, 15 1⁄2 × 16 3⁄4 × 16 3⁄4 in. (39.4 × 42.5 × 42.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Marcia and Alan Docter, 2001.61

Artwork Details

Title
Low Basket with Handle
Artist
Date
1999
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 1⁄2 × 16 3⁄4 × 16 3⁄4 in. (39.4 × 42.5 × 42.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Marcia and Alan Docter
Mediums
Mediums Description
sweetgrass, pine needles, and palmetto
Classifications
Highlights
Subjects
  • Object — other — basket
Object Number
2001.61
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2001.61

Artwork Description

Mary Jackson's coiled baskets show her love for African basketmaking traditions as well as her desire to create contemporary designs. This basket has a wide and shallow body that appears more decorative than functional, but the tall arching handle allows the user to carry more than might appear possible. Jackson invested the piece with a lively quality, weaving the handle so that the patterns appear to leap up, creating a graceful arc before returning to the body.