Doll with cradle/cradleboard

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Date created: Doll: 1890-1930; cradleboard: circa 1970

Culture/People: Oneida [New York]
Artist/Maker: Cradleboard by Richard Chrisjohn (Dick Chrisjohn), Oneida [New York], 1921-1991
Previous owner: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast); donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: New York; USA

See related items: Oneida [New York]; Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1279
Barcode: 251279.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Doll with cradle/cradleboard
Media/Materials: Wood, cotton cloth, commercial leather thong
Techniques: Carved, sewn, wrapped, laced
Dimensions: 43.2 x 17.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws609d0ab4c-0bd1-4c7e-b12d-3f94c735c704

Record ID: NMAI_267185