Culture/People:

Gwich'in (Kutchin)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Eunice Carney, Gwich'in (Kutchin), 1909-1993  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

Sacred Circle Gallery of American Indian Art  Search this

Object Name:

Baby belt/sling

Media/Materials:

Glass bead/beads, wool yarn, cotton cloth, moose hide/skin, caribou hide/skin

Techniques:

Overlay beadwork, sewn

Dimensions:

146.5 x 22.8 x 2.5 cm

Object Type:

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Place:

Seattle; King County; Washington; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1982-1983

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Sacred Circle Gallery of American Indian Art (Seattle, Washington) in 1983; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

26/916

Barcode:

260916.000

See related items:

Gwich'in (Kutchin)

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65bc21301-0843-4438-a260-7cf3ef08794d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_277050