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Culture/People
Houma
Artist/Maker
Janie Verret Luster (Janie V. Luster), Houma
Previous owner
Janie Verret Luster (Janie V. Luster), Houma
W. Richard West, Jr. (Rick West), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1943
Donor
W. Richard West, Jr. (Rick West), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1943
Object Name
Basket "start"
Media/Materials
Palmetto fiber
Techniques
Coiled
Dimensions
61.0 x 43.0 x 5.0 cm
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Place
Louisiana; USA (inferred)
Date created
circa 2000
Collection History
Presented to NMAI Director W. Richard West (Southern Cheyenne) at an unknown date; donated to NMAI by W. Richard West in 2008.