Basket with cover

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Date created: circa 1920

Culture/People: Chitimacha

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1923.
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Place: Louisiana; USA

See related items: Chitimacha; Containers and Vessels
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/8264
Barcode: 118264.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), dye/dyes
Techniques: Twill-plaited, double-woven, dyed
Dimensions: 21 x 11.1 x 13.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6782e37b8-8380-46cd-89d7-56adb4f17d92

Record ID: NMAI_127376