Basket

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Culture/People: Chitimacha
MAI agent: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased in 1908 from an unknown source in New Orleans, Louisiana, by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Near Baldwin; Baldwin; Saint Mary Parish; Louisiana; USA

See related items: Chitimacha; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8382
Barcode: 018382.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques: Twill-plaited
Dimensions: 18.5 x 19.5 x 10.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b9c32240-f0e5-4be3-80b6-0cc299900313

Record ID: NMAI_19629