Basket with cover

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Usage Conditions Apply
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 source
Ada V. Thomas, Chitimacha, 1924-1992
Object Name
Basket with cover
Media/Materials
Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), vegetal dye/dyes
Techniques
Double-woven, dyed, twill-plaited
Dimensions
13.0 x 13.0 x 15.5 cm
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place
Charenton; Saint Mary Parish; Louisiana; USA
Date created
1975
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1976; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
Catalog Number
26/1949
Barcode
261949.000
See related items
Chitimacha
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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