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ProvenanceMerrill B. Domas, New Orleans, Louisiana
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.40.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 19.
Artist
Lydia Darden
(b. circa 1930, Chitimacha)
Basket
Datec. 1975
MediumRivercane, aniline dyes
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 11 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (8.3 × 28.6 × 29.2 cm)
Object numberT0243
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThe Chitimacha excel in basket making and river cane from the banks of the Mississippi River is the favoured medium. Natural dyes from black walnut husks and the blood root plant provide brown and burnt red surfaces. The baskets are woven with a twining technique. Some weavers are able to create flowing, curvilinear lines in their basketwork.ProvenanceMerrill B. Domas, New Orleans, Louisiana
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.40.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 19.
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