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29-175-723
From: United States of America | Louisiana
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-175-723 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Choctaw |
Provenience | United States of America | Louisiana |
Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Cane (plant) | Pigment |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | Green,Purple Dyes. Pointed type; large. Cane, twilled plaiting in 4 under 4 over weave, constricted toward top to pull sides in. Rim finished by inter twining strips. handle of splint wrapped with cane. Decoration: body below side points has every other set of 3 elements (both vertical and horizontal) dyed green; short sides re-tain green verticals but use purple for hori-zontal strips. Dyes: aniline. |
Height | 41 cm |
Length | 37.2 cm |
Width | 14.5 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
Other Number | 8616 - Collector Number |
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