Culture/People:

Selk'nam (Ona)  Search this

Expedition:

MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition (1924-1925) (Lothrop Tierra del Fuego Expedition)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this

Object Name:

Cradleboard

Media/Materials:

Wood, hide, sinew, pigment/pigments

Techniques:

Carved, tied, painted

Dimensions:

78 x 32 x 5 cm

Object Type:

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Native Term:

taaq

Place:

Halimink's Camp near Laguna de los Pescados; Río Grande Department; Tierra del Fuego Province; Argentina (inferred)

Archipelago:

Tierra del Fuego Archipelago

Island Name:

Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego

Date created:

1924-1925

Collection History:

Collected in 1925 during the MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member).

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Catalog Number:

14/2382

Barcode:

142382.000

See related items:

Selk'nam (Ona)

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

On View:

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southern Cone/Patagonia

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6de685ac9-5b80-40fa-ad38-acf5e7581c45

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_153163