Culture/People

probably Houma (attributed)

Artist/Maker

Antoine Billiot (Antoine Biyot/Antoine Billiout), Houma

Previous owner

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

IACB source

Antoine Billiot (Antoine Biyot/Antoine Billiout), Houma

Object Name

Sculpture

Media/Materials

Cotton cloth

Techniques

Sewn

Dimensions

21.5 x 24.5 cm

Object Type

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place

Dulac; Terrebonne Parish; Louisiana; USA

Date created

1966

Collection History

Donated to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board by the artist in 1966; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

Catalog Number

25/5768

Barcode

255768.000

See related items

Houma

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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