Basket

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Culture/People: Coushatta (Koasati)
Previous owner: Susie Williams, Coushatta (Koasati)
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Susie Williams (Coushatta) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Near Elton; Elton; Jefferson Davis Parish; Louisiana; USA

See related items: Coushatta (Koasati); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8510
Barcode: 018510.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term: asala tco ba'

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69d935b0d-ffbc-45f0-9307-b06a614ec08b

Record ID: NMAI_19762