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29-175-712
From: United States of America | Louisiana | Baldwin
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-175-712 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chitimacha |
Provenience | United States of America | Louisiana | Baldwin |
Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Cane (plant) |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | Small, Squarish, rounded bottom with pointed corners, rounded sides and top. Cane; twilled plaiting in 3 over 4 under weave. Rim finished by intertwining the splints. Pattern created on sides by letting the rough inside of the vertical splints face outward as do all splints on bottom; shiny surface left out on horizon-tal splints. |
Height | 9.1 cm |
Length | 16 cm |
Width | 16.3 cm |
Outside Diameter | 17.7 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
Other Number | 1/8392 - Collector Number |
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