Sweetgrass Bundles

Name/Title

Sweetgrass Bundles

Entry/Object ID

L2024.3.64a-b

Description

Two bundles of sweetgrass tied with torn strips of bedsheet

Use

Scent air in home or drawer

Context

This set of sweetgrass bundles, collected by Swanton basketmakers in the early 20th century, are tied with rip-strips of cotton sheets. Swanton historian Ben Gravel said that he collected these from a Back Bay family in whose house they had hung for fifty years. They were traditionally used to sweeten the air in a home or put in drawers to keep away mustiness.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Abenaki Cultural Conservancy

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920

Place

Town

Swanton

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sachet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Care Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Width

3 in

Length

36 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gravel, Benjamin Frederick (1895-1988)