Rice fanner basket

This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Open Access page.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Object Details

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Owned by

Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937

Description

A rice fanner basket identified as being made by an enslaved person on the South Carolina coast. The large shallow, round tray shaped basket is made of reeds, rush and palmetto coiled and woven together. A faded purple string is woven through the basket on one side and knotted inside the basket.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

before 1863

Object number

2017.108.18.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

baskets

Medium

rush, reed, plant fiber

Dimensions

H x W x D: 22 1/16 × 22 1/16 × 3 15/16 in. (56 × 56 × 10 cm)

Place made

South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

See more items in

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Tools and Equipment

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Agriculture

American South

Craftsmanship

Foodways

Labor

Rice farming

Rural life

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5557d68d7-48bc-4820-b076-15fda992195e

Record ID

nmaahc_2017.108.18.2