National Museum of African American History and Culture
Rice fanner basket made in Senegal
Unidentified · 2010
This handmade basket is used to separate the rice husk from the grain, one of many methods of rice cultivation that originated in West Africa. Along with other techniques for successful rice farming, West Africans brought the knowledge and skill of basket-making to rice plantations throughout the Americas, contributing to the creation of a prosperous rice plantation economy.
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