Basket with cover

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Date created: 1880-1890

Culture/People: Chitimacha
Collector: James Gaston Brown (James G. Brown), Non-Indian, 1827-1905
Previous owner: James Gaston Brown (James G. Brown), Non-Indian, 1827-1905; Lars Gaston Axelsson DeLagerberg, Non-Indian, 1887-1962; Lucy Wallace DeLagerberg (Mrs. Lars Gaston DeLagerberg), Non-Indian, 1884-1965
Donor: Lucy Wallace DeLagerberg (Mrs. Lars Gaston DeLagerberg), Non-Indian, 1884-1965
Honoree: Lars Gaston Axelsson DeLagerberg, Non-Indian, 1887-1962

Collection History: Collected in 1891 by James Gaston Brown (1827-1905, a merchant in St. Louis, Missouri, and New York City); inherited by his grandson, designer and architectural historian Lars Gaston Axelsson DeLagerberg (1887-1962); donated to MAI by Lars DeLagerberg's widow Lucy Wallace DeLagerberg (1884-1965) in 1964 in memory of Lars DeLagerberg.
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Place: Louisiana; USA

See related items: Chitimacha; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/3432
Barcode: 233432.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, twill-plaited, double-woven
Dimensions: 19.50 x 11.00 x 13.30 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws681a09bdb-0925-41e4-a62a-729f2e1a2433

Record ID: NMAI_248580