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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Salish (Flathead)  Search this
Previous owner:
Mary Ann Topsseh (Mary Ann Pierre Toppseh Combs/Marie Toppseah), Salish (Flathead), 1882-1978  Search this
Collector:
William Wildschut (Willem Wildschut), Non-Indian, 1883-1955  Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, glass bead/beads, commercially tanned leather, cowrie shell/shells, brass tacks/bosses, sinew
Techniques:
Carved, sewn, overlay beadwork, studded, fringed
Dimensions:
95 x 37 x 13 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Flathead Reservation (Jocko Reservation); Lake County, Sanders County, Missoula County, Flathead County; Montana; USA
Date created:
circa 1880
Collection History:
Collected from Mary Ann Pierre Toppseh Combs (Salish, 1882-1978) in 1925 by anthropologist William (Willem) Wildschut (1883-1955) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Catalog Number:
14/3521
Barcode:
143521.000
See related items:
Salish (Flathead)
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6385be026-0476-4f25-8fb2-eba16089c35c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_153811