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Basket, Winnowing

1870/1929

Wyoming State Museum

Wyoming State Museum
Cheyenne, United States

Twined, nearly flat container, made of natural plant fiber: reed & willow? Base is squared w/ the top end narrowing to a point. Berries and grain were thrown up and tossed in the wind. The wind would blow through the berries and grain and in this way the Indians would clean their berries and grain.

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  • Title: Basket, Winnowing
  • Date Created: 1870/1929
  • Tribal Affiliation: Shoshone.
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