Basket

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Culture/People: Mississippi Choctaw
Previous owner: J. J. Kennedy, Non-Indian
Seller: J. J. Kennedy, Non-Indian
MAI agent: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased from J. J. Kennedy 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; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/9135
Barcode: 019135.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term: taL ba L

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d3ec179c-0db2-497d-939d-25ee06e9550e

Record ID: NMAI_20523