AP African American Studies Guide

A large shallow, round tray shaped basket 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.

Source: A rice fanner basket made before 1863 by an unknown, probably enslaved, artisan on the South Carolina coast (Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture)

Rice Fanner Basket (before 1863)

AP African American Studies Guide

Rice fanner basket from South Carolina (pre-1863)

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