Burden basket

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Culture/People: Mississippi Choctaw
Previous owner: Jim Robinson (James Robinson), Mississippi Choctaw; Jeff Jackson, Mississippi Choctaw
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Jim Robinson (Mississippi Choctaw) or Jeff Jackson (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; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/9138
Barcode: 019138.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Burden basket
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), cordage, hide
Techniques: Plaited, twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bf515d3f-d939-4379-a222-9bb71c455ff1

Record ID: NMAI_20526