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: c. 1800-1950
Medium: Bamboo, black pigment, feathers, gum or resin, woven grass, stone
Object number: 2023.10.37
Basket
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.483
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.482
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.474a-b
Rattle Lid basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.475a-b
Rattle Lid Basket
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.476a-b
Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.477
Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.478
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.481
Miniature Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.479
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by B…
Mary Adams
Date: 20th century
Medium: Splint ash and sweet grass
Object number: 2004.6a-b