Basket

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Chitimacha
Previous owner: Dr. Margaret J. Sharpe (Margaret Johnston Sharpe), Non-Indian, 1903-1981
Donor: Dr. Margaret J. Sharpe (Margaret Johnston Sharpe), Non-Indian, 1903-1981

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Dr. Margaret Johnston Sharpe (1903-1981), who had family members in Louisiana and Mississippi and may have travelled there; donated to MAI by Dr. Sharpe in 1957.
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Place: Louisiana; USA (inferred)

See related items: Chitimacha; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/5207
Barcode: 225207.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), dye/dyes
Techniques: Twill-plaited, double-woven, dyed
Dimensions: 13.1 x 14 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws657081f1d-0e86-4679-8bc4-f16b85050b8e

Record ID: NMAI_240073