Winnower

Museum number:
9-14894
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090014894
Description:
Harvesting scoop/ winnower/carrying basket. Rattan in wickerweave; U-shaped handle at one end; loosely woven rattan over lower third. Length including handle: 75cm. length not including handle: 55cm. Context: According to Christina Kessler (personal observations in rural Canton province of the PRC in 1975 and 1977): "Chinese harvesting scoop. Rattan. Usually smaller, constructed with bamboo. Multipurpose carrying and winnowing basket. Often two are slung from a carrying pole to transport soil from work sites. The handle and enclosing loose weave work are later additions or improvisations on the basic design.
Collection place:
Guangzhou, Guangdong province, Southern China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Winnowers (agricultural equipment)
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Winnower, accession number 9-14894, described as Harvesting scoop/ winnower/carrying basket. Rattan in wickerweave; U-shaped handle at one end; loosely woven rattan over lower third. Length including handle: 75cm. length not including handle: 55cm. Context: According to Christina Kessler (personal observations in rural Canton province of the PRC in 1975 and 1977): "Chinese harvesting scoop. Rattan. Usually smaller, constructed with bamboo. Multipurpose carrying and winnowing basket. Often two are slung from a carrying pole to transport soil from work sites. The handle and enclosing loose weave work are later additions or improvisations on the basic design.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Winnower, accession number 9-14894, described as Harvesting scoop/ winnower/carrying basket. Rattan in wickerweave; U-shaped handle at one end; loosely woven rattan over lower third. Length including handle: 75cm. length not including handle: 55cm. Context: According to Christina Kessler (personal observations in rural Canton province of the PRC in 1975 and 1977): "Chinese harvesting scoop. Rattan. Usually smaller, constructed with bamboo. Multipurpose carrying and winnowing basket. Often two are slung from a carrying pole to transport soil from work sites. The handle and enclosing loose weave work are later additions or improvisations on the basic design.

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