This twill-plaited winnowing basket is made from rivercane. A customary form originally intended for native use, it was later also offered for commercial sale.
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Title: Winnowing Basket
Creator: Culture of Origin: Choctaw
Date Created: 1920-1940
Physical Dimensions: L 16, W 13.5, H 6.25 inches
Provenance: INTR 00770
Subject Keywords: Southeast, Choctaw, twill-plaited, Native American, American Indian, North America
Type: Basketry
Rights: U.S. Department of the Interior Museum
Medium: rivercane
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