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Grass roots: African origins of an American art

Islands Are Not Isolated: Reconsidering the Roots of Gullah Distinctiveness

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Matory, JL
September 30, 2008

In this investigation of America's most enduring African-inspired art form, the Lowcountry basket becomes a prism through which to explore 300 years of American and African history.

Duke Scholars

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9780945802518

Publication Date

September 30, 2008

Start / End Page

232 / 244

Publisher

University of Washington Press
 

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Matory, J. L. (2008). Islands Are Not Isolated: Reconsidering the Roots of Gullah Distinctiveness. In D. Rosengarten, T. Rosengarten, E. Schildkrout, & J. A. Carney (Eds.), Grass roots: African origins of an American art (pp. 232–244). New York: Museum for African Art; Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press.
Journal cover image

ISBN

9780945802518

Publication Date

September 30, 2008

Start / End Page

232 / 244

Publisher

University of Washington Press