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Book of Chumash oral narratives

Author:
Blackburn, Thomas C  Search this
Physical description:
xxii, 359 pages : illustrations. ; 24 cm
Type:
Folklore
Place:
California
Date:
1975
C1975
Topic:
Legends  Search this
Religion  Search this
Folklore--Methodology  Search this
Call number:
E99.C815 D42X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_85080

Cradleboard model/toy

Culture/People:
Kiowa  Search this
Possible collector:
Dr. William Clark Barnard (Dr. W. C. Barnard), Non-Indian, 1870-1945  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. William Clark Barnard (Dr. W. C. Barnard), Non-Indian, 1870-1945  Search this
Seller:
Dr. William Clark Barnard (Dr. W. C. Barnard), Non-Indian, 1870-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard model/toy
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, glass bead/beads, glass pony beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Carved, overlay beadwork , lazy/lane stitch beadwork, strung, laced, fringed
Dimensions:
43 x 14 x 9 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
10/3003
Barcode:
103003.000
See related items:
Kiowa
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b0a8aad3-6cea-4024-9dbc-bfa08e085f95
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_111278
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Cradleboard

Culture/People:
probably Northern Ute (attributed)  Search this
Possible collector:
Colonel James F. Randlett, Non-Indian, 1832-1915  Search this
Previous owner:
Colonel James F. Randlett, Non-Indian, 1832-1915  Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, willow, wool cloth, glass bead/beads, metal bead/beads, sinew, cotton thread
Techniques:
Sawn, drilled, twined, sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, fringed, laced
Dimensions:
99 x 48 x 21 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Colorado; USA
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
12/3172
Barcode:
123172.000
See related items:
Northern Ute
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, California & Great Basin
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws678d64762-eec2-4033-9b9f-dfff8a7f7b91
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_132655
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Mother and child figure

Culture/People:
probably Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Excavator:
T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916  Search this
Previous owner:
T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916  Search this
Henry Vanden Bergh (Henry Van Den Berg/Henry Vanden Berg), Non-Indian, 1851-1937  Search this
Previous seller:
T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916  Search this
Seller:
Henry Vanden Bergh (Henry Van Den Berg/Henry Vanden Berg), Non-Indian, 1851-1937  Search this
Object Name:
Mother and child figure
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Mold-made
Dimensions:
19 x 10.2 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Cerro Santa Ana (Cerro Constancia); Casa Grande; Ascope Province; La Libertad Region; Peru (inferred)
Geographical Areas:
South America
Date created:
AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon period)
Catalog Number:
15/7679
Barcode:
157679.000
See related items:
Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cdb90682-0adf-4767-8c39-1f9750ec54e1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_168985
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Child's hat/cap

Culture/People:
Kaqchikel Maya (Cakchiquel)  Search this
Collector:
Olympia Altuve (Olympia Altruve), Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
Olympia Altuve (Olympia Altruve), Non-Indian  Search this
Seller:
Olympia Altuve (Olympia Altruve), Non-Indian  Search this
Expedition:
Mrs. Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition (1928) (Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)  Search this
Expedition leader:
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this
Expedition sponsor:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Child's hat/cap
Media/Materials:
Cotton yarn, embroidery floss
Techniques:
Woven, embroidered
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Place:
San Antonio Aguas Calientes; San Antonio Aguas Calientes Municipality; Sacatepéquez Department, Central Region; Guatemala
Catalog Number:
16/903
Barcode:
160903.000
See related items:
Kaqchikel Maya (Cakchiquel)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d5eeaf8-780d-47cb-aae8-623f9650829b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_172184
Online Media:

Baby belt/sling

Culture/People:
Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]  Search this
Seller:
Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940  Search this
Collector:
Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940  Search this
Previous owner:
Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940  Search this
Object Name:
Baby belt/sling
Media/Materials:
Velvet, hide, cotton cloth, wool yarn, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork, strung, tasseled
Dimensions:
130 x 24 x 5 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Yukon River; Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
circa 1910
Catalog Number:
16/1651
Barcode:
161651.000
See related items:
Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6639c1edb-ccf0-4a39-9fa8-6915a6023890
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_173403
Online Media:

Baby belt/sling

Culture/People:
Dene (Northern Athabascan)  Search this
Previous owner:
General J. Francis Pargoud (Jean Francis "Frank" Pargoud), Non-Indian, 1828-1908  Search this
MAI agent:
George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924  Search this
Object Name:
Baby belt/sling
Media/Materials:
Hide, porcupine quills
Techniques:
Quill woven/loomed quillwork, quill-wrapped (flat)
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Western Subarctic; Alaska; Canada, USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
1/8736
Barcode:
018736.000
See related items:
Dene (Northern Athabascan)
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6510def27-3787-47c1-857a-3ac91eff257f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_19574
Online Media:

Child's moccasins

Culture/People:
Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Previous owner:
Davis George, Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Child's moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, sinew, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Sewn
Dimensions:
14 x 6 x 9 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Native Term:
dsu dca wa tu'n
Place:
Swain County and Jackson County; North Carolina; USA
Date created:
1800-1850
Catalog Number:
1/9054
Barcode:
019054.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6063d0a1c-559f-44de-b6b5-5377ab271840
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_20442
Online Media:

Cradleboard

Culture/People:
Uncompagre Ute  Search this
MAI agent:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Wilson's Indian Trading Post, Inc.  Search this
Seller:
Fred Wilson's Indian Trading Post, Inc.  Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard
Media/Materials:
Wood, willow, hide, glass bead/beads, cotton cloth, deer tail, sinew, pigment/pigments
Techniques:
Carved, twined, sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, loom beadwork, painted, fringed
Dimensions:
101 x 53 x 23 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Uintah and Ouray Reservation; Uintah County, Duchesne County, Grand County, Wasatch County; Utah; USA
Date created:
1885-1900
Catalog Number:
20/951
Barcode:
200951.000
See related items:
Uncompagre Ute
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/ws6b77b45e2-2481-4e2b-9cdd-8f885d109105
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_214735
Online Media:

Cradleboard model/toy

Culture/People:
Kiowa  Search this
Collector:
Ida A. R. Fick (Ida M. Roff/Mrs. Henry L.A. Fick/Ida Frick), Non-Indian, 1868-1960  Search this
Previous owner:
Ida A. R. Fick (Ida M. Roff/Mrs. Henry L.A. Fick/Ida Frick), Non-Indian, 1868-1960  Search this
Seller:
Ida A. R. Fick (Ida M. Roff/Mrs. Henry L.A. Fick/Ida Frick), Non-Indian, 1868-1960  Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard model/toy
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, glass bead/beads, paint, cotton cloth, cotton thread, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Carved, sewn, overlay beadwork, painted
Dimensions:
17 x 6 x 4 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Kiowa and Comanche Reservation; Oklahoma; USA
Date created:
1896-1901
Catalog Number:
20/5861
Barcode:
205861.000
See related items:
Kiowa
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a8fdc247-e88f-428b-8267-35e035cfde9e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_219960
Online Media:

Child's moccasins

Culture/People:
Cree  Search this
Previous owner:
LaForge Walker, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
LaForge Walker, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Child's moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork, sewn
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
20/6248
Barcode:
206248.000
See related items:
Cree
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws665e937b0-8bf7-40f3-b81e-bd5aabebad1e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_220330
Online Media:

Cradleboard

Culture/People:
Kiowa  Search this
Previous owner:
W. E. Richards, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, wool cloth, ribbon, metal tacks/bosses, hide thong/babiche, paint
Techniques:
Carved, sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, laced, studded
Dimensions:
118.00 x 31.20 x 25.00 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Oklahoma; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1895
Catalog Number:
2/1137
Barcode:
021137.000
See related items:
Kiowa
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c0a856df-44f3-4f34-aaad-bdd8e069d5fd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_22450
Online Media:

Child's moccasins

Culture/People:
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Object Name:
Child's moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Overlay beadwork
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
22/477
Barcode:
220477.000
See related items:
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws685e1e03e-0e46-4466-bbeb-b23b86b1a645
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_234988
Online Media:

Child's moccasins

Culture/People:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Previous owner:
Paul L. Taylor, Non-Indian, 1899-1983  Search this
Isabella Taylor (Isabella Forsythe/Mrs. Paul L. Taylor), Non-Indian, 1901-1964  Search this
Donor:
Paul L. Taylor, Non-Indian, 1899-1983  Search this
Isabella Taylor (Isabella Forsythe/Mrs. Paul L. Taylor), Non-Indian, 1901-1964  Search this
Object Name:
Child's moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Montana; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
22/8985
Barcode:
228985.000
See related items:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6990f5dbd-728b-4cc4-b8d2-533038ad1d71
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_244010
Online Media:

Child's moccasins

Culture/People:
probably Sioux (attributed); said to have been collected from the Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Previous owner:
Paul L. Taylor, Non-Indian, 1899-1983  Search this
Isabella Taylor (Isabella Forsythe/Mrs. Paul L. Taylor), Non-Indian, 1901-1964  Search this
Donor:
Paul L. Taylor, Non-Indian, 1899-1983  Search this
Isabella Taylor (Isabella Forsythe/Mrs. Paul L. Taylor), Non-Indian, 1901-1964  Search this
Object Name:
Child's moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions:
17.50 x 7.00 x 8.00 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1900-1940
Catalog Number:
22/8991
Barcode:
228991.000
See related items:
Sioux
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64e3f6a81-448f-48a8-a7bf-6c671e7a2cd0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_244120
Online Media:

Cradleboard

Culture/People:
Yokuts  Search this
Previous owner:
William Randolph Hearst, Non-Indian, 1863-1951  Search this
Auction venue:
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (Sotheby Parke Bernet/Parke-Bernet Auction House)  Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved, tied
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Central California; California; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
23/2766
Barcode:
232766.000
See related items:
Yokuts
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6446a2352-e3d5-4eb0-8f4e-4edcd13750cc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_247957
Online Media:

Cradleboard

Culture/People:
Osage  Search this
Previous owner:
Joe F. Haines (Joseph Forrest Haines), Non-Indian, 1904-1978  Search this
D. Burch, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard
Media/Materials:
Wood, wool cloth, wool yarn, silk ribbon, metal bell/bells, metal tacks/bosses, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Painted, edge beaded , ribbonwork appliqué
Dimensions:
108 x 35 x 34 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Native Term:
w'on-dop-she
Place:
Oklahoma; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
23/6985
Barcode:
236985.000
See related items:
Osage
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e822957c-15a5-4f00-a924-6a175a2cd168
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_252495
Online Media:

Child's moccasins

Culture/People:
Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Previous owner:
Isaac McCoy, Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Hope M. Fulbright, Non-Indian, 1876-1949  Search this
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Child's moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, cotton cloth, cotton thread
Techniques:
Sewn, edge beaded, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, lined
Dimensions:
13.55 x 6.00 x 4.25 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Date created:
circa 1900
Catalog Number:
2/4719
Barcode:
024719.000
See related items:
Oklahoma Shawnee
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
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/ws6b12c8984-cd53-4bd9-9d44-6f112651c5e3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_26414
Online Media:

Baby belt/sling

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
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
Online Media:

Cradleboard

Culture/People:
Kiowa  Search this
Seller:
Levi N. Tingley, Non-Indian, 1870-1948  Search this
MAI agent:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard
Media/Materials:
Wood, canvas, wool cloth, cotton cloth, hide, hide thong/babiche, glass bead/beads, brass tacks/bosses, mother-of-pearl buttons, porcelain doll
Techniques:
Carved, sewn, overlay beadwork, laced, tied, studded
Dimensions:
114 x 31 x 27.5 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Date created:
1900-1910
Catalog Number:
2/8380
Barcode:
028380.000
See related items:
Kiowa
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws668ce62be-21fe-4668-9adb-3f7d713c5e11
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_29981
Online Media:

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