Lidded basket
Maker
Unknown, Chitimacha
ClassificationsBasketry
DateEarly 20th Century
Dimensions11 3/4” H x 10 1/2” W
Materials/TechniqueFiber, pigment, Rivercane, black dye probably from walnut
Credit LineMuseum purchase; Funded by Edward M Werner ‘71
Object numberNA2009.25.WER
DescriptionTwill-plaited basket with lid. “Greek key” pattern in natural and black dyed split cane.
Place of origin / madeLouisana, North America
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