Culture/People:

Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]  Search this

Seller:

Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940  Search this

Collector:

Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940  Search this

Previous owner:

Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940  Search this

Object Name:

Baby belt/sling

Media/Materials:

Velvet, hide, cotton cloth, wool yarn, glass bead/beads, thread

Techniques:

Sewn, overlay beadwork, strung, tasseled

Dimensions:

130 x 24 x 5 cm

Object Type:

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Place:

Yukon River; Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

circa 1910

Collection History:

Collected between 1907 and 1913 by Micajah W. Pope (1873-1940) during his work with the Alaskan Boundary Survey; purchased by MAI from Micajah Pope in 1928.

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Catalog Number:

16/1651

Barcode:

161651.000

See related items:

Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

On View:

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6639c1edb-ccf0-4a39-9fa8-6915a6023890

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_173403