Gullah pride is woven into baskets

Chicago Sun-Times (IL) | March 16, 2008| | Copyright

Jery Taylor perched on a chair, surrounded by an array of sweetgrass baskets.

She held a small bunch of long strands and pulled them with a spoon that had been twisted to form a big silver needle.

When asked how long it takes to make a typical basket, she glanced up briefly, her smooth skin eased into a grin.

"I don't know how long it takes," she said evenly. "You start and then you finish."

Enriched by the lilting speech, dirt roads and palmetto trees of St. Helena, S.C., Taylor represents a significant part of Sea Island Gullah culture. She learned the craft of sewing sweetgrass baskets ...

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