Large, Finely Woven Grass Winnowing or Fanner Style Basket double-panel mola This box--measuring 8 1/2" long

This box--measuring 8 1/2" long x 3 5/8" deep x 2 3/8" tall-- is in very good condition

25”l x 1

The bristles are in perfect condition

or with small nails in a few places at different heights so that it slinks across the wall a bit

Large, Finely Woven Grass Winnowing or Fanner Style Basket double-panel mola This box--measuring 8 1/2" longA beauty of a basket, even better in person, where its graceful form, the warmth of its patina and the care invested in its making are all the more palpable. I've become pretty familiar with certain varieties of Native American baskets of the Northeast and Northwest coasts, but am not completely sure of this one, tightly coiled and very finely woven. The form is of a winnowing basket, and I think it could actually be an African American "fanner," made