- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- rush, reed, plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 20 7/8 × 20 7/8 × 4 15/16 in. (53 × 53 × 12.5 cm)
- Description
- A coiled rice fanner basket identified as being made by an enslaved person on Winea Plantation, Georgetown, South Carolina. The basket is shaped as a large shallow tray, with a short handle on one side and is made of reeds, rush, and palmetto fronds. The brim is frayed and unraveling.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- baskets
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Craftsmanship
- Foodways
- Labor
- Rice farming
- Rural life
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.18.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




