Cradleboard model/toy

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Culture/People: Sioux
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: North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Sioux; Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1524
Barcode: 251524.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Object Name: Cradleboard model/toy
Media/Materials: Hide, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Edge beaded , sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions: 15 x 4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6102d1c67-4854-4600-9bff-11bb0fc70f9e

Record ID: NMAI_267375