Looping strips of palmetto fronds through coiled sweetgrass is slow poison. Squinting in concentration ruins the eyes, forcing a nail bone through the grass wrecks the hands and bending over the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Weaving a link between American history and the African folk art of ...

African palm frond weaving is a traditional craft that has been practiced for centuries across the continent. The art ...

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- More than 300 years ago, enslaved Africans had an understanding of rice cultivation that helped change the landscape and economy of South Carolina.While working under the brutal ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A new documentary by Bloomberg Philanthropies highlights the history of sweetgrass basket weaving in the Lowcountry and the way it connects weavers to their African roots.

The instructors made the weaving look easy – but it is not – and they were as patient as any kindergarten teacher could be. Each of the participants went home with a small basket and a bit more ...

Twenty two kilometers south of Fort Portal town in Western Uganda, lies Rubona Town Council. Here women have decided to turn basket weaving into a money minting activity. Not like the olden days when ...

ETSHA, Botswana, April 25 (UNHCR) - Tourists visiting Botswana invariably buy some of the colourful baskets on offer in crafts shops to take home as souvenirs. Little do they know that these baskets ...