Basket

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Date created: 1970-1990

Culture/People: probably Mississippi Choctaw (attributed)
Previous owner: Wilma V. McClain, Non-Indian, 1911-2007
Donor: Wilma V. McClain, Non-Indian, 1911-2007
Donor agent: Rogers Historical Museum; Clayton Barnhart, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Wilma V. McClain (1911-2007); donated to NMAI in 2008 by the estate of Wilma V. McClain through her nephew, Clayton Barnhart, and the Rogers Historical Museum (Rogers, Arkansas).
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Place: Mississippi; USA (inferred)

See related items: Mississippi Choctaw; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/6816
Barcode: 266816.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, double-woven, twill-plaited
Dimensions: 18.7 x 17 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e8c45d96-7612-4a58-8b9d-465d648ba9de

Record ID: NMAI_392300