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Presenting Palmetto Crafts Houma Indian Marie Dean makes baskets of palmetto. After plaiting long coils of palmetto, she sews them using the basketry coil method. Louisiana Folklife Festival, 1991. South Louisiana Native American Photo: Jerry Devillier   Artifact 179 of 925    Previous Return to Search Results Next  Search Artifacts for within all exhibit artifacts only Decorative only Domestic only Instruments only Occupational only Ritual/Festive only Toys advanced search

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