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Culture/People:
Atakapa  Search this
Collector:
Edward Leverich, Non-Indian, 1839-1886  Search this
Previous owner:
Edward Leverich, Non-Indian, 1839-1886  Search this
Anna S. Leverich (Anna Fredericka Schuchardt/Mrs. Edward Leverich), Non-Indian, 1851-1918  Search this
Margaret D. Leverich (Mary D. Leverich), Non-Indian, 1876-1963  Search this
Donor:
Margaret D. Leverich (Mary D. Leverich), Non-Indian, 1876-1963  Search this
Object Name:
Basket
Media/Materials:
Woodsplints
Techniques:
Twill-plaited
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Franklin; Saint Mary Parish; Louisiana; USA
Collection History:
Purchased from local "Tuckapaw" Indians between 1882 and 1886 by Edward Leverich (1839-1886), then the owner of Oak Lawn Plantation (now Oaklawn Manor, outside Franklin, Louisiana); inherited by his widow, Anna S. Leverich (Anna Fredericka Schuchardt, 1851-1918), and subsequently by their daughter, Margaret Duncan Leverich (1876-1963); donated to MAI by Margaret D. Leverich in 1959.
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Catalog Number:
22/8855
Barcode:
228855.000
See related items:
Atakapa
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bf14ee20-9080-4416-9d9e-359e354c61db
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_243874