Winnowing Basket, circa 1850
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Artifact Overview
Harvesting grain involves several steps (cutting, threshing, cleaning). After cutting and removing the kernel from the grain head, laborers blew straw (chaff) from the kernels using baskets like this one. Winnowing baskets became obsolete after threshing machines became common. Then an artist used a basket as a canvas for a rural woodland scene.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Winnowing basket
Date Made
circa 1850
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Soybean Lab Agricultural Gallery
Object ID
29.1652.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of L. Lomas.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 12 in
Width: 35 in
Diameter: 34 in
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