Basket sieve/sifter

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Culture/People: Alibamu
Previous owner: Jackson Alibamu, Alibamu
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Jackson Alibamu (Alibamu) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Near Elton; Elton; Jefferson Davis Parish; Louisiana; USA

See related items: Alibamu; Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8617
Barcode: 018617.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation
Native Term: la wis ta je'

Object Name: Basket sieve/sifter
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques: Plaited, twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fad8eb13-f7b0-42db-9622-2d8c6746c0a4

Record ID: NMAI_19881