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Object Number
995-29-10/73176B
Display Title
Coiled basket (A) with flowered lid (B)
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled in-curvate basket, of pine needles with natural raffia coiling element. Slightly domed lid of same materials, decorated with 3-dimensional flowers embroidered in red, green, and yellow raffia.
Dimensions: max. height including lid = 7 cm, height to rim = 5.5 cm, diameter = 10.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Basket lid, coiled, with red and green floral design, (with coiled base)
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Late 20th Century
Artist
Rosabel Sylestine
Culture
- Koasati
- Coushatta
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Louisiana
/
Jefferson Davis Parish
/
Elton
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 2.8 x 7.6 cm (1 1/8 x 3 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73176B
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
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