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Cradleboard cover (part)

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  • Cradleboard cover

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Sahnish (Arikara)

    Previous owner

    State Historical Society of North Dakota

    Seller

    State Historical Society of North Dakota

    Collection History

    Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the State Historical Society of North Dakota (Bismarck, North Dakota); purchased by MAI from the State Historical Society of North Dakota in 1925.

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    Date created

    circa 1880

    Catalog Number

    14/1539

    Barcode

    141539.000

    Object Type

    Transportation Items: Baby carriers

    Object Name

    Cradleboard cover (part)

    Media/Materials

    Hide, rawhide, porcupine quills, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, sinew, cotton thread, dye/dyes

    Techniques

    Sewn, dyed, quilled (lane stitched), quill-wrapped (flat), edge beaded, lined, fringed

    Dimensions

    69 x 33 x 13 cm

    Place

    North Dakota; USA

    See related items

    Sahnish (Arikara)
    Transportation Items: Baby carriers

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66b116943-0322-4db9-b7b2-281f53acf95d

    Record ID

    NMAI_151734

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