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Culture/People
Chitimacha
Previous owner
Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor
Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian
Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013
Object Name
Basket with cover
Media/Materials
Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques
Twill-plaited, double-woven
Dimensions
20.3 x 24.1 cm
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Place
Charenton; Saint Mary Parish; Louisiana; USA
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast); donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
Catalog Number
25/1353
Barcode
251353.000
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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