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yearningforunity:

Some of our heritage from West Africa that is slowly leaving us if we don’t do anything about it. 

Sweetgrass baskets.  Buy them.  Yes, they’re expensive, but you’re not just buying a basket; you’re buying a piece of history as well as helping to save a dying culture.  


Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 10:23 am

Tags:  gullah  charleston  the south  

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  6. spropsomnomnom reblogged this from missjnicole and added:
    I got one in Charleston, SC. love that thing.
  7. peaceloveandwolfpack reblogged this from l-e-v and added:
    It’s impossible to go to Charleston without coming home without at least 5… so many memories.
  8. l-e-v reblogged this from seersuckerandmagnolias and added:
    I have so many of those dang sweetgrass roses from the homeless guys downtown… I always throw them a few bucks though,...
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  10. missjnicole reblogged this from seersuckerandmagnolias and added:
    My question is why would you NOT want a sweetgrass basket? They’re gorgeous. One of my aunts has a sweetgrass bread...
  11. seersuckerandmagnolias reblogged this from rachyrock and added:
    I’ve always wanted a sweetgrass basket. I’m definitely going to buy one when I get the money.
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    And they smell fantastic.
  13. intracoastal-wanderings reblogged this from yearningforunity and added:
    Sweetgrass baskets. Buy them. Yes, they’re expensive, but you’re not just buying a basket; you’re buying a piece
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  15. keeperofthehouse reblogged this from queennubian and added:
    I remember the women in the marketplace in Columbia, SC weaving these all day.
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  25. pkmone reblogged this from pistols-and-koolaid and added:
    so True we got to uphold our cultural Artefacts
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