Basket

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Culture/People
Chitimacha
Previous owner
Dr. Margaret J. Sharpe (Margaret Johnston Sharpe), Non-Indian, 1903-1981
Donor
Dr. Margaret J. Sharpe (Margaret Johnston Sharpe), Non-Indian, 1903-1981
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques
Plaited, twill-plaited
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Place
Louisiana; USA
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Margaret Johnston Sharpe (1903-1981, of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania); donated to MAI by Dr. Sharpe in 1950.
Catalog Number
21/5353
Barcode
215353.000
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Chitimacha
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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