Baskets of African roots link Africa, US, Jamaicans

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Jamaicans indulge in the art of basket weaving, but some are clueless on its links to our African roots.

Among the many cultural traditions that link Africa and America, one of the most beautiful is the weaving of coiled baskets. This craft was brought from West and Central Africa to the American Colonies more than 300 years ago and is still passed from generation to generation among the Gullah/Geechee people of South Carolina and Georgia.

[caption id=”attachment_6831″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Virtuoso Lowcountry basketmakers often create ingenious designs such as this

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  1. Gadema
    October 26, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    From the 15th Century through the 19th Century, it is estimated that 15 million Africans were enslaved by Portugal, England, Holland, Spain, France, the Arabs, and their Africans Collaborators.

    Please See: http://www.enslavedafricans.blogspot.com
    http://www.gkquoquoi.blogspot.com
    http://www.comppulline.blogspot.com

    Gadema Korboi Quoquoi

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