Culture/People

Coushatta (Koasati)

Previous owner

Louisa Williams (Louisa Williams Robinson), Coushatta (Koasati), 1855-1932

Collector

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Object Name

Blowgun

Media/Materials

Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)

Techniques

Cut

Object Type

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Native Term

la fo ta ga

Place

Near Elton; Elton; Jefferson Davis Parish; Louisiana; USA

Collection History

Collected from Louisa Williams Robinson (Coushatta) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

Catalog Number

1/8470

Barcode

018470.000

See related items

Coushatta (Koasati)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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