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Cradleboard

National Museum of the American Indian

Object Details

Culture/People
Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Artist/Maker
Ardena M. Whiteshield (Ardena White Shield), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), 1939-2001
Donor
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Collector
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Previous owner
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007); donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2003.
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Date created
1990-1995
Catalog Number
26/4246
Barcode
264246.000
Object Type
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Object Name
Cradleboard
Media/Materials
Wood, glass bead/beads, hide, brass tacks/bosses, cotton cloth
Techniques
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork, lined, tied
Dimensions
23.5 x 25.7 x 105 cm
Place
Oklahoma; USA (inferred)
See related items
Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
On View
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Best of Beadwork
National Museum of the American Indian
Record ID
NMAI_280416
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6581a1e70-e92d-43a7-94ab-96855d51f13a
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Cradleboard
Cradleboard

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