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Culture/People:
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Bessie Tsosie, Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)  Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard wrapper
Media/Materials:
Wool yarn
Techniques:
Dyed, woven
Dimensions:
117 x 99 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Near Pinon; Whippoorwill Chapter; Pinon, Navajo Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA
Date created:
1979
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1980; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Catalog Number:
25/9957
Barcode:
259957.000
See related items:
Diné (Navajo)
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f2c7f3e9-ec8d-48e3-8a57-11affa5465c1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_276046