Cradleboard cover (part)

Date created
1780-1820
Culture/People
probably Dakota (Eastern Sioux) (attributed)
Previous seller
E. Heymann, Non-Indian
Previous owner
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1910 from E. Heymann; purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in 1911.
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Place
Lake Superior region; Ontario, Minnesota, Michigan; Canada, USA
See related items
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
2/8516
Barcode
028516.000
Object Type
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Object Name
Cradleboard cover (part)
Media/Materials
Deerhide/deerskin, porcupine quills, metal cones, dye/dyes
Techniques
Sewn, quilled (lane stitched)
Dimensions
25.00 x 42.20 x 0.60 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ee92eb7f-7beb-4a6d-9605-74bd7b0d06fe
Record ID
NMAI_30330