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29-175-716
From: United States of America | Mississippi | Neshoba County | Scott County (Mississippi)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-716 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Choctaw |
| Provenience | United States of America | Mississippi | Neshoba County | Scott County (Mississippi) |
| Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cane (plant) |
| Technique | Weaving |
| Description | Shape rather like fishing creel with front side piuching out, back side has an upward extension and a long handle for suspension. Bottom: oblong and slants upward into back side, pointed corners. Cane; twilled plaiting in over 4 under 4 weave. Strips intertwined on rim with a continuation of the winding around back side compressing and catching vertical splints. Decoration: below rim, bands- green then purple horizontal strips. On high back some strips reversed so shiny side faces in. Handle: loops of cane wound loosely with cane strip. |
| Height | 45 cm |
| Length | 26.5 cm |
| Width | 19.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 1/9125 - Collector Number |
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