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Object Number
993-20-10/71142B
Display Title
Basket Cover
Descriptions
Object Description
Cover (with basket) in the shape of a turtle. Made from pine needles and raffia; topped with pinecone scales (bracts).
Inventory Description
Basket lid, coiled, with picecome shell (goes with turtle basket base, A)
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Late 20th century
Artist
Lorena Langley
Culture
- Coushatta
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Louisiana
/
Jefferson Davis Parish
/
Elton
Dimensions
Overall: 5.1 x 12.5 x 11.1 cm (2 x 4 15/16 x 4 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-20-10/71142B
Provenance
Collector
Rose Bryan
(June 93)
Donor
Rose Bryan
(October 1992)
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