Cradleboard

Date created
1924-1925
Culture/People
Selk'nam (Ona)
Expedition
MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition (1924-1925) (Lothrop Tierra del Fuego Expedition)
Expedition leader
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
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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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
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
Catalog Number
14/2382
Barcode
142382.000
Object Type
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Native Term
taaq
Object Name
Cradleboard
Media/Materials
Wood, hide, sinew, pigment/pigments
Techniques
Carved, tied, painted
Dimensions
78 x 32 x 5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6de685ac9-5b80-40fa-ad38-acf5e7581c45
Record ID
NMAI_153163