Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0069 | |
Category | Basketry; Folk Toys | |
Object Name | Effigy basket and doll | |
Culture | Coushatta | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes; Leather; Commercial cloth; Commercial thread | |
Description | Effigy basket in the form of small cylindrical water well with attached water bucket and a butter churn (?), all mounted on a flat, oval base and all woven in an open split-stitch coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Small cloth female doll dressed in yellow leather dress and moccasins and red cloth cape and belt is standing by the butter churn grasping the upright pole; Doll's facial features and hair are made from black thread. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.3, Width = 9.7, Length = 17.5 |