Cradleboard

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Culture/People: Kaw (Kansa)
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
Previous owner: Edward Mi Ko' Ji (Mi ho Ji/Mi.Ko.Ji.), Kaw (Kansa)
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Edward Mi ho ji (Kaw) by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923, assistant to Mark Harrington in Oklahoma) in 1913 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Kaw (Kansa); Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/3556
Barcode: 033556.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Native Term: o' shi' ka'

Object Name: Cradleboard
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6efaa0ac6-52b5-43e5-94ba-b5db5cb8d429

Record ID: NMAI_35772