Basket handbag/purse

Date created
1976
Culture/People
Houma
Artist/Maker
Marie Billiot Dean (Marie Biyot Dean/Marie Billiout Dean), Houma, 1916-2010
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Marie Billiot Dean (Marie Biyot Dean/Marie Billiout Dean), Houma, 1916-2010
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1976; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Dulac; Terrebonne Parish; Louisiana; USA
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Houma
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/5381
Barcode
255381.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Basket handbag/purse
Media/Materials
Palmetto fiber
Techniques
Plaited, sewn
Dimensions
38 x 19.7 x 31 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f0cd6669-cd64-4ba7-b112-072a6310819a
Record ID
NMAI_271246