Baby carrier/Moss bag

Culture/People
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Collector
Thomas S. Twiss (Thomas S. Triss), Non-Indian, ca. 1802-1871
Previous owner
Thomas S. Twiss (Thomas S. Triss), Non-Indian, ca. 1802-1871
Daisy M. Barnett, Non-Indian, 1874-1937
Seller
Daisy M. Barnett, Non-Indian, 1874-1937
Presenter/funding source
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Collection History
Collected between 1855 and 1871 at Fort Laramie, Wyoming, by Thomas S. Twiss (ca. 1802-1871, U.S. Indian agent for the upper Platte River); acquired by Daisy M. Barnett (1874-1937) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Daisy Barnett in 1921 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
See related items
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
10/8446
Barcode
108446.000
Object Type
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Object Name
Baby carrier/Moss bag
Media/Materials
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws622bc8f33-a036-426e-bc7f-00236585af93
Record ID
NMAI_116966