Rice fanner basket
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- late 19th to early 20th century
- Medium
- reed, rush, plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 22 7/16 × 22 7/16 × 5 7/8 in. (57 × 57 × 15 cm)
- Description
- A rice fanner basket. The shallow, circular shaped basket is made of reeds, rush and palmetto woven together. It is brown in color. The brim of the basket is frayed and unraveling.
- 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
- 2017.108.18.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.