Basket

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Culture/People
Chitimacha
Previous owner
Alfred H. Schloss, Non-Indian, 1889-1994
Ruth E. Schloss (Ruth Kreinik/Mrs. Alfred H. Schloss), Non-Indian, 1908-1990
Donor
Alfred H. Schloss, Non-Indian, 1889-1994
Ruth E. Schloss (Ruth Kreinik/Mrs. Alfred H. Schloss), Non-Indian, 1908-1990
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 Alfred H. Schloss (1889-1994) and Ruth Kreinik Schloss (1908-1990); donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Schloss in 1966.
Catalog Number
23/7277
Barcode
237277.000
See related items
Chitimacha
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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