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Culture/People
Chitimacha
Object Name
Basket with cover
Media/Materials
Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), dye/dyes
Techniques
Twill-plaited, double-woven, dyed
Dimensions
21 x 11.1 x 13.7 cm
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Place
Louisiana; USA
Date created
circa 1920
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1923.