Culture/People:

Cayuga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]  Search this

Previous owner:

Ellen General (Mrs. Jacob General), Cayuga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]  Search this

Collector:

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this

Seller:

Covert & Harrington, Commercial Ethnologists  Search this

Object Name:

Cradleboard and wrapper

Media/Materials:

Wood, wool cloth, cotton tape, thread, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Carved, bent, sewn, overlay beadwork

Object Type:

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Place:

Six Nations Grand River Reserve; Brant County, Haldimand County; Ontario; Canada

Date created:

1870-1890

Collection History:

Collected from Ellen General (Six Nations Cayuga) in 1907 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member); purchased by George Heye, presumably from Harrington's firm, Covert & Harrington, Commercial Ethnologists (New York City), in 1907.

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Catalog Number:

1/4601

Barcode:

014601.000

See related items:

Cayuga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6119889fb-a24a-4b95-b69a-ebae4676fc7a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_15698