Have a look at these 2 links.
http://www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/items.html
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/AA/tca2.html
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From: Richardson, Lindsey
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2005 11:10 AM
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Subject: Re: armadillo basket
Please reply to the list. We too have a mysterious armadillo basket.
Thank you,
Lindsey Richardson
Collections Manager
Boston Children’s Museum
300 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
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Fax 617 426 1944
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Sent: Thursday, September 01,
2005 10:56 AM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] armadillo
basket
I'm hoping someone here can help me. We have an armadillo basket in our collection and know absolutely nothing about it, other than information about the donor's family. I haven't been able to find any resources on the web or in our basket-related books about how these pesky critters became popular as baskets. I did find a blurb through a google search stating one was first displayed at the 1902 world's fair, but it was an uncited website, which makes me nervous.
Any help or leads to further information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Deb Arenz
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