Material for basketmaking

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Date created: 1985

Culture/People: Mississippi Choctaw
Previous owner: Lina Thomas, Mississippi Choctaw
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Lina Thomas (Mississippi Choctaw) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA

See related items: Mississippi Choctaw; Materials: Prepared

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/9142
Barcode: 019142.000

Object Type: Materials: Prepared
Indigenous Term: os ke se ba

Object Name: Material for basketmaking
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques: Split
Dimensions: 38 x 6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67f80ace0-ce49-48cc-b6ed-9f85df8bb7ed

Record ID: NMAI_20110