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Object Number
987-25-10/73051
Display Title
Basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Basket. Double woven of natural, dyed brown and dyed rust cane splints. Snake motif in natural circles the middle. Brown and rust splints form alternating diagonal stripes around outside of the piece. Top and bottom has two hortizontal stripes in natural. Dia: 3.9 cm x 4 cm. See authorities and provenance--detailed descriptions regarding acquistion and possible attribution.
Inventory Description
Basket, square base, round rim, serpentine motif in black and brown
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c. 1900
Artist
Clara Darden
Culture
- Chitimacha
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Louisiana
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Cane
Dimensions
Overall: 10.6 x 10 x 10 cm (4 3/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-25-10/73051
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Ian W. Brown
(10/14/87)
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