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Object Number
975-43-10/53019
Display Title
Doubleweave covered basket. design on lid: tci'cmis (worm tracks)
Descriptions
Object Description
Doubleweave covered basket. Design on lid: tci'cmis (worm tracks) (pronounced tish schmish). Design on basket body: tic ca ni (bird's eye). White stripe: kas tpi (kasp). Cane basket is called sa hken. Red is pini, black is ki pi nun. 9 x 9 x 13 cm. See authorities and provenance--detailed object and acquisition descriptions.
Inventory Description
Basket, cylindrical with lid, square base, small square motif
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1975
Artist
Faye Stouff
(1975 - 1975)
Culture
- Chitimacha
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
Louisiana
/
Iberia Parish
/
Jeanerette
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 11 x 11 cm (5 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-43-10/53019
Provenance
Dealer
Faye Stouff
(1975 - 1975)
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