Culture/People:

Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]  Search this

Collector:

Septima V. Koehler (Septima Vespasia Koehler), Non-Indian, 1848-1918  Search this

Previous owner:

Septima V. Koehler (Septima Vespasia Koehler), Non-Indian, 1848-1918  Search this

Elizabeth Zulauf Kelemen (Elizabeth Hutchings Zulauf Kelemen/Mrs. Pál Kelemen), Non-Indian, 1898-1997  Search this

Donor:

Elizabeth Zulauf Kelemen (Elizabeth Hutchings Zulauf Kelemen/Mrs. Pál Kelemen), Non-Indian, 1898-1997  Search this

Object Name:

Cradleboard

Media/Materials:

Hide, rawhide, wool cloth, glass bead/beads, metal bell/bells, sinew, cotton thread

Techniques:

Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, fringed, strung

Dimensions:

54.00 x 18.00 cm

Object Type:

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Place:

Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA (inferred)

Date created:

circa 1900

Collection History:

Collected between 1896 and 1906 by Septima V. Koehler (1848-1918, a teacher at St. Elizabeth's School, Rosebud, South Dakota); inherited by her great-niece Elizabeth Hutchings Zulauf Kelemen (Mrs. Pál Kelemen, 1898-1997); donated to MAI by Mrs. Kelemen in 1967.

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Catalog Number:

23/8290

Barcode:

238290.000

See related items:

Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

On View:

NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ad0675e9-a299-4032-a08d-28c3e7eec6a4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_253956