Not Given, Oklahoma Territory, United States, North America
Accession Date:
14 Nov 1947
Notes:
Cradleboard. Wooden lattice frame ornamented with brass tacks, fully beaded canvas cover with hide lining. Lazy stitch background with geometric and abstract floral motifs in overlay. Iroquois couch beaded "whimsies" [Niagara Falls-style souvenir beadwork] attached to hood, hide pendants at bottom. 42.5" (108 cm). Records: Purchased 1892. (C). (from Merrill, William L. et al. 1997. A Guide to the Kiowa Collections at the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology, no. 40. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.)
