Cradleboard model/toy

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Date created: 1890-1930

Culture/People: probably White Mountain Apache (attributed)
Previous owner: Isabel Matthews Mason (Mrs. William Virginius Mason/Mrs. William V. Mason), Non-Indian, 1879-1973; Catherine Van Cortlandt Matthews, Non-Indian, 1876-1954

Collection History: Collection history unknown; said to have been in the collection of the Van Cortlandt family (of Croton-on-Hudson, New York) for several generations; inherited by Isabel Matthews Mason (Mrs. William Virginius Mason, 1879-1973) and her sister Catherine Van Cortlandt Matthews (1876-1954); acquired by MAI through an exchange with Isabel Matthews Mason and Catherine Van Cortlandt Matthews in 1942.
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Place: Arizona; USA

See related items: White Mountain Apache; Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/5622
Barcode: 205622.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Object Name: Cradleboard model/toy
Media/Materials: Hide, wood, wool cloth, glass bead/beads, cordage, unknown stuffing
Techniques: Carved, bent, sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, stuffed
Dimensions: 16 x 6.5 x 7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws650f8b367-9851-45da-909a-f7e75709c30d

Record ID: NMAI_219709