Basket

Culture/People
Chitimacha
Previous owner
Christine Paul, Chitimacha, 1874-1946
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Collection History
Collected from Christine Paul (Chitimacha, 1874-1946) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place
Near Baldwin; Baldwin; Saint Mary Parish; Louisiana; USA
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Chitimacha
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
1/8411
Barcode
018411.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Native Term
sha ka"n ati'n
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques
Twill-plaited
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aab8b330-03d7-4a96-9d5c-c3225cf0388f
Record ID
NMAI_19659