Culture/People:

Coushatta (Koasati)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Rosabel Sylestine, Coushatta (Koasati), 1923-1998  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

Object Name:

Basket with cover

Media/Materials:

Pine needles, raffia, dye/dyes

Techniques:

Coiled, dyed

Dimensions:

16.5 x 10.5 x 7.4 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Elton; Jefferson Davis Parish; Louisiana; USA (inferred)

Date created:

circa 1970

Collection History:

Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

26/1704

Barcode:

261704.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6835c65b5-534c-4e24-9f7a-dcab385909f6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_277810