Low Basket with Handle

Mary Jackson, Low Basket with Handle, 1999, sweetgrass, pine needles, and palmetto, 15 12 × 16 34 × 16 34 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 12 × 16 34 × 16 34 in. (39.4 × 42.5 × 42.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Marcia and Alan Docter
Mediums Description
sweetgrass, pine needles, and palmetto
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — basket
Object Number
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.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Mary Jackson, Low Basket with Handle, 1999, sweetgrass, pine needles, and palmetto, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Marcia and Alan Docter, 2001.61
Low Basket with Handle
Date1999
sweetgrass, pine needles, and palmetto
Not on view
Mary Jackson, Vase with Handle, 2018, sweetgrass, pine needles, bulrush, and palmetto, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Brenda Erickson in memory of Richard Fryklund, 2018.9, © 2018, Mary A. Jackson
Vase with Handle
Date2018
sweetgrass, pine needles, bulrush, and palmetto
Not on view