Small, round mouthed, square bottomed; made of twill plaited split cane. Has orange, brown, and yellow dyed split cane to make alternating brown and yellow band just under rim and alternating brown and orange peaks around body; rim is braided and tucked.
Donor:
Mary Rosamond Haas
Collection place:
Charenton, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Verbatim coll. place:
Louisiana; St. Mary; Charenton
Culture or time period:
Chitimacha
Collector:
Mary Rosamond Haas
Collection date:
1930-1939
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Plaited weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 6.7 centimeters and diameter 12.4 centimeters
Comment:
Context of use: Made as a gift for collector following designs in Swanton's illustrations.