Culture/People

Mississippi Choctaw

Previous owner

Elon Bell, Mississippi Choctaw

Collector

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

Object Name

Wallpocket basket

Media/Materials

Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)

Techniques

Twill-plaited

Object Type

Containers and Vessels

Native Term

ta bu shik

Place

Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA

Collection History

Collected from Elon Bell (Mississippi Choctaw) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

Catalog Number

1/9115

Barcode

019115.000

See related items

Mississippi Choctaw

Containers and Vessels

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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