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- Demonstrating Winnowing at Addison Ford Barn in Greenfield Village, May 1974 -
- May 01, 1974
- Collections - Artifact
Demonstrating Winnowing at Addison Ford Barn in Greenfield Village, May 1974
- Winnowing Basket, circa 1850 - Harvesting grain involves several steps (cutting, threshing, cleaning). After cutting and removing the kernel from the grain head, laborers blew straw (chaff) from the kernels using baskets like this one. Winnowing baskets became obsolete after threshing machines became common. Then an artist used a basket as a canvas for a rural woodland scene.
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Winnowing Basket, circa 1850
Harvesting grain involves several steps (cutting, threshing, cleaning). After cutting and removing the kernel from the grain head, laborers blew straw (chaff) from the kernels using baskets like this one. Winnowing baskets became obsolete after threshing machines became common. Then an artist used a basket as a canvas for a rural woodland scene.
- Demonstrating Winnowing at Addison Ford Barn in Greenfield Village, May 1974 -
- May 01, 1974
- Collections - Artifact
Demonstrating Winnowing at Addison Ford Barn in Greenfield Village, May 1974
- Winnowing Basket, circa 1850 - Harvesting grain involves several steps (cutting, threshing, cleaning). After cutting and removing the kernel from the grain head, laborers had to remove straw (chaff) from the kernels. For centuries, laborers used baskets to toss grain and chaff into the air in a breezy location. The slightest wind blew the lightweight chaff away, leaving the heavier kernels to fall back into the basket.
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Winnowing Basket, circa 1850
Harvesting grain involves several steps (cutting, threshing, cleaning). After cutting and removing the kernel from the grain head, laborers had to remove straw (chaff) from the kernels. For centuries, laborers used baskets to toss grain and chaff into the air in a breezy location. The slightest wind blew the lightweight chaff away, leaving the heavier kernels to fall back into the basket.