Basket with cover

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Culture/People: Chitimacha
Previous owner: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast); donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: Charenton; Saint Mary Parish; Louisiana; USA

See related items: Chitimacha; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1353
Barcode: 251353.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques: Twill-plaited, double-woven
Dimensions: 20.3 x 24.1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e554706d-b129-4527-9f13-b4c1ff97ce61

Record ID: NMAI_266883