Small, round mouthed, square bottomed; made of twill plaited split cane. Has dark brown and orange dyed elements to make diagonal line designs; top has yellow dyed split cane to make an alternating orange yellow and brown band just under rim which is braided and tucked under. Some places cracked.
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 centimeters and 10 centimeters
Comment:
Context of use: Made as a gift for collector following designs in Swanton's illustrations.