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Culture/People:
Mapuche  Search this
Expedition:
Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. 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:
Cradleboard
Media/Materials:
Wood, wool yarn
Techniques:
Woven
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Temuco; Cautín Province; Araucanía Region IX; Chile
Collection History:
Collected or purchased from local residents between 1929 and 1930 during the Thea Heye Chile Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Catalog Number:
17/5796
Barcode:
175796.000
See related items:
Mapuche
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64cdd7627-8a77-4bc0-80df-0885782d4da3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_187827