Cradleboard

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Wichita
Artist/Maker: attributed to Hushseah Lamar (Mrs. Walter Lamar), Wichita, 1876-1961
Previous owner: Hushseah Lamar (Mrs. Walter Lamar), Wichita, 1876-1961
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Hushseah Lamar (Mrs. Walter Lamar, Wichita, 1876-1961) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Wichita; Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/1961
Barcode: 021961.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Native Term: i' tsats

Object Name: Cradleboard
Media/Materials: Wood, hide, velveteen, cotton cloth, willow, hide thong/babiche, wool yarn
Techniques: Bent, twined, stitched, fingerwoven, wrapped, tied
Dimensions: 82 x 32 x 14 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60a29f208-5ac8-4f50-81d8-9a11465216ac

Record ID: NMAI_22898