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Culture/People
Houma
Collector
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Object Name
Vessel
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
403.5 x 17 x 67.5 cm
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Place
Point au Chien, Bayou Lafourche (Point de Chien); Lafourche Parish; Louisiana; USA
Date created
1895
Collection History
Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950), probably in 1938; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1938.