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Culture/People:
Mississippi Choctaw  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Sweenie Willis (Sweeny Willis/Mrs. Bill W. Willis), Mississippi Choctaw, 1902-1977  Search this
Collector:
William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980  Search this
Object Name:
Winnowing basket
Media/Materials:
Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques:
Twill-plaited
Object Type:
Food Gathering and Preparation
Place:
Pearl River Community, Choctaw Reservation; Neshoba County; Mississippi; USA
Date created:
1965
Collection History:
Collected in 1965 by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Catalog Number:
23/6402
Barcode:
236402.000
See related items:
Mississippi Choctaw
Food Gathering and Preparation
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6448a1a2c-4592-495c-83f0-dfe11cf7de1b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_251779