Cayuga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario] Search this
Previous owner:
Maggie Williams, Cayuga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario] Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971 Search this
Seller:
Covert & Harrington, Commercial Ethnologists Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard and wrapper
Media/Materials:
Wood, wool cloth, ribbon
Techniques:
Carved, cutout, incised, sewn
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Native Term:
ga ho'n shra
Place:
Six Nations Grand River Reserve; Brant County, Haldimand County; Ontario; Canada
Date created:
1870-1890
Collection History:
Collected from Maggie Williams (Six Nations Cayuga) in 1907 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member); purchased by George Heye, presumably from Harrington's firm, Covert & Harrington, Commercial Ethnologists (New York City), in 1907.
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