Cradleboard

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Culture/People: Mohawk [Kahnawake]
Possible collector: Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957
Previous owner: Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957
Seller: Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Christian F. Schuster (1868-1957, a collector and amateur archaeologist in Holyoke, Massachusetts); purchased by MAI from Christian Schuster in 1953.
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Place: Kahnawake Reserve (Caughnawaga Reserve); Montérégie Region; Québec; Canada

See related items: Mohawk [Kahnawake]; Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/1780
Barcode: 221780.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Object Name: Cradleboard
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63b29aba5-1300-476e-9a73-29e8f2acdcf1

Record ID: NMAI_236270