Elaborate Baskets by Jeremy Frey Weave Indigenous Tradition and Contemporary Form
Since time immemorial, the Wabanaki—People of the Dawn—have harvested sweetgrass in the summer for use in ceremonies and prayer and to make baskets, braids, pottery, and medicine. In Maine, the plant grows along the coast in wetlands and marshes and is named for its enchanting fragrance that blends notes of vanilla, evergreen, earth, and salt. Harvesting only what’s needed stimulates the grass to send up new shoots.
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