Cradleboard

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Culture/People: Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Previous owner: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956
Seller: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956, a long-time friend of George Heye); purchased by George Heye from Joseph Keppler in 1906.
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Place: Montana; USA (inferred)

See related items: Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke); Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8791
Barcode: 008791.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Native Term: baakáatiche

Object Name: Cradleboard
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth, wool cloth, hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, fringed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws605a0a97e-4ba8-4810-9064-84e0e23c9e5e

Record ID: NMAI_9010