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Object Number
55-4-10/34866
Display Title
Half-hitch palmetto basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Houma half-hitch palmetto basket
Inventory Description
Basket, oval, knotted coiled construction
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Houma
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Louisiana
/
Terrebonne Parish
/
Houma
Materials
Palmetto
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 23 x 19 cm (4 5/16 x 9 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55-4-10/34866
Provenance
Exchange participant
Denver Art Museum
(? - 1/17/1955)
Exchange participant
Mr. Frederic H. Douglas
(? - 1/17/1955)
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