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Winnowing tray / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

This basket is not Apache; it's not Native American at all. It's a Chinese rice basket used for winnowing rice.

Tags: winnowing tray
People: Chinese
Places: Asia
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Title(s): 
Winnowing tray
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
possibly Chinese (artist and user)
Date: 
early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
willow
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
71.398
Previous Number(s): 
7137.398
Department: 
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