- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 2010
- Medium
- sweetgrass and other plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 18 7/8 × 18 7/8 × 1 15/16 in. (48 × 48 × 5 cm)
- Caption
- This handmade basket is used to separate the rice husk from the grain, one of many methods of rice cultivation that originated in West Africa. Along with other techniques for successful rice farming, West Africans brought the knowledge and skill of basket-making to rice plantations throughout the Americas, contributing to the creation of a prosperous rice plantation economy.
- Description
- A Senegalese rice fanner basket. The basket is made of coiled sweetgrass and other plant fibers. The large, circular basket has a flat bottom with sides extending just a few inches above the bottom to form a flat, shallow basket.
- Place made
- Senegal, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- winnowing baskets
- baskets
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Agriculture
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Foodways
- Rice farming
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stephanie Abbott
- Object number
- 2014.96.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




