Object Details
Culture/People
Coushatta (Koasati)
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Collection History
Purchased 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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Date created
1960-1970
Catalog Number
25/5877
Barcode
255877.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Basket with cover in the form of a turtle
Media/Materials
Pine Needles (Long-leaf pine), raffia
Techniques
Coiled, wrapped, stitched
Dimensions
12.3 x 9 x 7 cm
Place
Texas; USA (inferred)
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_271743