Basket cradle

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Culture/People: Makah
Expedition: John Wanamaker Expedition (1900)
Expedition sponsor: John Wanamaker, Non-Indian, 1838-1922
Expedition leader: Stewart Culin, Non-Indian, 1858-1929
Previous owner: Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)

Collection History: Collected in 1900 by anthropologist Stewart Culin (1858-1929) during the John Wanamaker Expedition, which was led by Culin and sponsored by the Free Museum of Art and Science (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Philadelphia businessman John Wanamaker (1838-1922); part of the collection of the Free Museum of Science and Art until 1908 when it was acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum of Science and Art.
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Place: Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA

See related items: Makah; Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/9432
Barcode: 019432.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Native Term: ya-duc-spot-i

Object Name: Basket cradle
Media/Materials: Cedar bark
Techniques: Plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fa13344a-b3cc-4e8d-b410-309bb1a6d8c3

Record ID: NMAI_20602