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Collector:
Ms. E. B. Kavasch  Search this
Donor Name:
Sites Native Harvests  Search this
Height - Object:
25 cm
Culture:
Koasati (Coushatta)  Search this
Object Type:
Basket
Place:
Elton, Louisiana, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1983
Notes:
COLIED PINE NEEDLE BASKET WITH LID MADE BY ELIZABETH MARIE THOMPSON, KOASATI, FROM ELTON, LA DECORATED WITH PINE CONES CUT IN HALF AND STITCHED TO BASKET WITH BROWN RAFFIA AND EMBROIDERED PINE TREE LIMB DESIGN IN BROWN AND GREEN RAFFIA. DECORATIONS SPRAYED WITH GLOSSY ADHESIVE. LID HAS LARGE KNOB. COLLECTED BY MS. E. BARRIE KAVASCH IN 1983 AND DONATED TO SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE (SITES) FOR NATIVE HARVESTS EXHIBIT.
Record Last Modified:
15 Dec 2014
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
378691
USNM Number:
E430174-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e98c13c2-bdbd-4773-a87a-5ba0a8124628
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8503322