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Culture/People:
probably Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) (attributed); collected among the Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Previous owner:
Mrs. George Shakespeare, Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Collector:
William Wildschut (Willem Wildschut), Non-Indian, 1883-1955  Search this
Object Name:
Baby carrier/Moss bag
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, silk ribbon, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, bead-wrapped, laced
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Wind River Reservation; Fremont County, Hot Springs County; Wyoming; USA
Date created:
1880-1915
Collection History:
Collected from Mrs. George Shakespeare (Eastern Shoshone) in 1923 by anthropologist William (Willem) Wildschut (1883-1955) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Catalog Number:
12/2150
Barcode:
122150.000
See related items:
Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6eafe3ff2-33c1-402b-aed7-98b79355b2a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_131461