Basket

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Culture/People: Chitimacha
Previous owner: Francoise Joseph, Chitimacha
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Francoise Joseph (Chitimacha) in 1908 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: 1/8401
Barcode: 018401.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term: sha ka" n

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques: Twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws608715bed-e14a-46a4-8967-04e2fcc15b80

Record ID: NMAI_19648