Culture/People:

Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]  Search this

Previous owner:

Ci' pa do wa', Potawatomi/Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]  Search this

Collector:

Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this

Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Cradleboard

Media/Materials:

Wood, hide thong/babiche, glass bead/beads, cotton twine/string

Techniques:

Carved, loom beadwork, perforated, tied, strung

Dimensions:

67.3 x 29.2 x 32.5 cm

Object Type:

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Native Term:

ti' ke' na gan

Place:

Kansas; USA

Date created:

1880-1900

Collection History:

Collected from Ci'-pa-do-wa' (Prairie Band Potawatomi) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

2/7492

Barcode:

027492.000

See related items:

Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61bf003f8-5a71-4cf4-9a71-20d9e459fedb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_29246