- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- before 1863
- Medium
- reed, plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 19 1/8 × 19 1/8 × 2 15/16 in. (48.5 × 48.5 × 7.5 cm)
- Description
- A vegetable basket identified as made by an enslaved person in the Southern United States. The flat, round basket is made of reeds and hickory withe woven together. One side of the basket is flattened.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- baskets
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Craftsmanship
- Foodways
- Labor
- Rural life
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.18.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




