Bentwood sieve

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A large wooden sieve made with a bentwood frame and wire mesh screen. The sieve is constructed from two (2), thin pieces of wood bent around into a two-tier circular frame and held in place with five (5) round head screws and metal staples. The mesh is sandwiched between the two pieces of coiled wood and secured to the bottom of the tray with metal wire. The mesh has a square wire patch at the center and both the mesh and the patch are damaged at the center.

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