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Houma White Cypress Basket by Cyril Billiot Cyril Billiot is well known as one of the most accomplished Houma craftspeople. He is one of the only weavers to maintain a tradition of split cypress basketry among the Houma tribe and is working to pass this skill on to his son Easton. South Louisiana Native American Split Cypress Photo: Thomas A. Wintz, Jr. Click the artist's name to open a new window with more information about that artist.   Artifact 4 of 856    Previous Return to Search Results Next  For this artifact, there are 2 related artifacts. Click a thumbnail image or a name of a related artifact to open a new window with more information about that related artifact. Click an artist's name to open a new window with more information about that artist. Basket with Handle Split White Oak by Geraldine Robertson Squared White Cypress Basket Cypress by Cyril Billiot 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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