Culture/People:

Minnesota Chippewa [Red Lake, Minnesota]  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Gertrude Morgan, Minnesota Chippewa, 1924-2001  Search this

Previous owner:

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

IACB Source:

St. Louis County Historical Society  Search this

Object Name:

Basket cradle

Media/Materials:

Willow, ash splints, cotton cloth, lace, ribbon, deer sinew, unknown stuffing

Techniques:

Wicker-plaited, sewn, appliquéd

Dimensions:

84.7 x 48.7 x 26.0 cm

Object Type:

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Place:

Red Lake Village, Red Lake Band Reservation; Beltrami County; Minnesota; USA

Date created:

1984

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the St. Louis County Historical Society (Duluth, Minnesota) in 1985; 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:

26/1951

Barcode:

261951.000

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Minnesota Chippewa [Red Lake, Minnesota]

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws611760a65-abdc-4b56-943d-928e1a5a6548

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_278058