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Culture/People
Chitimacha
Artist/Maker
Ada V. Thomas, Chitimacha, 1924-1992
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB agent
Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual (Qualla Arts & Crafts Cooperative/Qualla Arts & Crafts Coop/Qualla Crafts), 1946-
IACB source
Ada V. Thomas, Chitimacha, 1924-1992
Object Name
Basket with cover
Media/Materials
Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), vegetal dye/dyes, synthetic dye/dyes
Techniques
Dyed, twill-plaited
Dimensions
34 x 32 x 28 cm
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Place
Charenton; Saint Mary Parish; Louisiana; USA
Date created
1980
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist through the Qualla Arts and Crafts Cooperative (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1980; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
Catalog Number
25/5562
Barcode
255562.000
See related items
Chitimacha
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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