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Culture/People
Houma
Previous owner
Alexander Fitch, Houma
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Water vessel (No image available)
Media/Materials
Gourd
Techniques
Cut
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
Place
Houma; Terrebonne Parish; Louisiana; USA
Collection History
Collected from Alexander Fitch (Houma) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.