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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Collector:
Colonel Richard H. Wilson (Richard Hulbert Wilson), Non-Indian, 1856-1937  Search this
Previous owner:
Colonel Richard H. Wilson (Richard Hulbert Wilson), Non-Indian, 1856-1937  Search this
Possible seller:
Mary H. Wilson (Mary H. Pascual), Non-Indian, 1903-2001  Search this
Object Name:
Cradle/cradleboard ornament
Media/Materials:
Hide, porcupine quills
Techniques:
Quilled (lane stitched), quill-wrapped (flat)
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Wind River Reservation; Fremont County, Hot Springs County; Wyoming; USA
Collection History:
Collected by Colonel Richard H. Wilson (1856-1937) when he was an Indian agent at Fort Washakie between 1895 and 1898; purchased by MAI in 1943, probably from Colonel Wilson's daughter Mary H. Wilson (Mary H. Pascual, 1903-2001).
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Catalog Number:
20/5933
Barcode:
205933.000
See related items:
Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aa8212fb-e60a-48c1-90da-15883711d6fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_220039