Basket with cover

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Culture/People: Atakapa
Collector: Edward Leverich, Non-Indian, 1839-1886
Previous owner: Edward Leverich, Non-Indian, 1839-1886; Anna S. Leverich (Anna Fredericka Schuchardt/Mrs. Edward Leverich), Non-Indian, 1851-1918; Margaret D. Leverich (Mary D. Leverich), Non-Indian, 1876-1963
Donor: Margaret D. Leverich (Mary D. Leverich), Non-Indian, 1876-1963

Collection History: Purchased from local "Tuckapaw" Indians between 1882 and 1886 by Edward Leverich (1839-1886), then the owner of Oak Lawn Plantation (now Oaklawn Manor, outside Franklin, Louisiana); inherited by his widow, Anna S. Leverich (Anna Fredericka Schuchardt, 1851-1918), and subsequently by their daughter, Margaret Duncan Leverich (1876-1963); donated to MAI by Margaret D. Leverich in 1959.
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Place: Franklin; Saint Mary Parish; Louisiana; USA

See related items: Atakapa; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/8845
Barcode: 228845.000

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/ws665e0d5eb-8b3a-467b-8738-211310671c9d

Record ID: NMAI_243863