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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914  Search this
Seller:
John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914  Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard cover
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John J. Steffen (1854-1914, a druggist in Douglas, Wyoming, who was part of an expedition to the Black Hills and Fort Laramie in the 1870s); purchased by George Heye from J.J. Steffen in 1907.
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Catalog Number:
1/3315
Barcode:
013315.000
See related items:
Sioux
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64d17b63e-d2eb-4dd7-b196-67d2e3c871a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_14363