Description: This Chitimacha tribe-made "Heart Shaped Basket" was made ca. 1920s from split river cane (arundinaria) with natural dye. Chitimacha basketry is so true to its tradition that a 100-year-old basket is virtually indistinguishable from one produced today.
Courtesy of New Orleans Museum of Art
Collection: White Cloud Collection
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