Rice fanner basket
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- late 19th to early 20th century
- Medium
- rush, reed, plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 18 7/8 × 18 7/8 × 3 9/16 in. (48 × 48 × 9 cm)
- Description
- A rice fanner basket. The shallow, round shaped basket is made of reeds, rush and palmetto woven together in a pattern of lighter and darker grasses. One side of the basket is slightly flattened.
- Place collected
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- baskets
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Craftsmanship
- Foodways
- Labor
- Rice farming
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.18.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.