Basket

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Date created: 1960-1965

Culture/People: Coushatta (Koasati)
Previous owner: Major Kenneth C. Miller (K. C. Miller), Non-Indian, 1901-1974; Dorothea Miller (Dorothy Miller/Mrs. Kenneth C. Miller/Mrs. K. C. Miller), Non-Indian
Donor: Major Kenneth C. Miller (K. C. Miller), Non-Indian, 1901-1974; Dorothea Miller (Dorothy Miller/Mrs. Kenneth C. Miller/Mrs. K. C. Miller), Non-Indian

Collection History: Said to have been made during a Louisiana State University project in the 1960s; formerly in the collection of Major Kenneth C. Miller (1901-1974), who had a long association with MAI, and his wife Dorothea Miller; donated to MAI by Kenneth C. Miller and Dorothea Miller in 1973.
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Place: Louisiana; USA

See related items: Coushatta (Koasati); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/8809
Barcode: 248809.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques: Plaited, wicker-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ec23b692-3097-41a3-a816-849da6f504e7

Record ID: NMAI_264543