Culture/People

Mississippi Choctaw

Artist/Maker

Sweenie Willis (Sweeny Willis/Mrs. Bill W. Willis), Mississippi Choctaw, 1902-1977

Previous owner

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

IACB source

Choctaw Craft Association (Choctaw Craft Association)

Object Name

Miniature basket

Media/Materials

Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), dye/dyes

Techniques

Twill-plaited, dyed

Dimensions

6.8 x 5 x 9.1 cm

Object Type

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place

Pearl River Community, Choctaw Reservation; Neshoba County; Mississippi; USA

Date created

1964

Collection History

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Choctaw Craft Association (Philadelphia, Mississippi) in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

Catalog Number

26/724

Barcode

260724.000

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Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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