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Culture/People
Chitimacha
Previous owner
Hugh J. Smith, Jr., Non-Indian, 1917-1995
Donor
Hugh J. Smith, Jr., Non-Indian, 1917-1995
Object Name
Basket with cover
Media/Materials
Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques
Twill-plaited, double-woven
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Place
Louisiana; USA
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Hugh J. Smith, Jr. (1917-1995, a collector of glass and other artworks); donated to MAI by Hugh J. Smith in 1955.