Basket with cover

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Culture/People: Chitimacha
Previous owner: Hugh J. Smith, Jr., Non-Indian, 1917-1995
Donor: Hugh J. Smith, Jr., Non-Indian, 1917-1995

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Hugh J. Smith, Jr. (1917-1995, a collector of glass and other artworks); donated to MAI by Hugh J. Smith in 1955.
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Place: Louisiana; USA

See related items: Chitimacha; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/4601
Barcode: 224601.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69d929300-87c5-4eb9-ba3b-9dbd8a1e554b

Record ID: NMAI_239545