Cradleboard

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)
Previous owner: Elizabeth Sunroad, Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)
Collector: William Wildschut (Willem Wildschut), Non-Indian, 1883-1955

Collection History: Collected from Elizabeth Sunroad (Northern Inunaina) by anthropologist William (Willem) Wildschut (1883-1955) in 1924 during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Wind River Reservation; Fremont County, Hot Springs County; Wyoming; USA

See related items: Northern Inunaina (Arapaho); Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/2257
Barcode: 132257.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Object Name: Cradleboard
Media/Materials: Wood, hide, porcupine quills, rawhide, cotton canvas, deer hoof/hooves, sinew, dye/dyes
Techniques: Sewn, quilled (lane stitched), quill-wrapped (flat)
Dimensions: 85 x 29 x 14 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d30f1e40-8cf1-4f70-890c-91ad2f24b878

Record ID: NMAI_142211