Winnowing basket

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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Winnowing basket
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Artist/Maker
Datedate unknown
MediumWoven grass
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (34.3 × 29.2 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.24
Not on view
DescriptionA basket used for separating grain from chaff. Possibly Sri Lankan based on other woven baskets in accession lot.

Additional Details

Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist, Sri Lankan
Date: before 1972
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.23a-e
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist
Date: 19th-mid 20th century
Medium: Bamboo, black pigment, feathers, gum or resin, woven grass, stone
Object number: 2023.10.37
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, metal, cotton
Object number: 2023.10.29
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, wool
Object number: 2023.10.21
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, black and red pigment, shells or seeds, feathers, gum or resin
Object number: 2023.10.49
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Metal
Object number: 2023.10.58
Barbed spear tip
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, red and black pigment
Object number: S2023.2.6
Censer (Xianglu) in the shape of a luan-bird
Unknown artist, Chinese
Date: 206 B.C.E. - 220 C.E.
Medium: Bronze
Object number: 1995.70a-b
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Date: 1789-1925
Medium: Tinned copper, linen
Object number: 2023.10.66a-b
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist, Sri Lankan
Date: before 1972
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.22a-b
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist, Chinese
Date: 19th-20th century
Medium: Cotton, leather, twine, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.1
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.10