Winnowing basket

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Culture/People: Houma
Previous owner: Felicite Billiot (Felicite Billiout/Felicite Biyot), Houma
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Felicite Billiot (Houma) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Houma; Terrebonne Parish; Louisiana; USA

See related items: Houma; Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8448
Barcode: 018448.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation
Native Term: ma L'e

Object Name: Winnowing basket
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques: Twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6607b3422-89e8-4402-817f-8cbb425a7fd8

Record ID: NMAI_19696