Cradleboard

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Date created: circa 1790

Culture/People: Great Lakes
Collector: Major Andrew Foster, Non-Indian, 1768-1806
Previous owner: Major Andrew Foster, Non-Indian, 1768-1806; Wells and Mendip Museum; George Terasaki, Non-Indian
Seller: George Terasaki, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected between 1790 and 1795 by British Army officer Major Andrew Foster (1768-1806) at Fort Miami or Fort Michilimackinac; inherited by his family and donated to the Wells and Mendip Museum (Wells, England) by Foster family members in 1936; removed from the collection of the Wells and Mendip Museum at an unknown date; acquired by George Terasaki (a New York art dealer) in 1965 or 1966; acquired by MAI through an exchange with George Terasaki in 1967.
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Place: Michilimackinac, Fort Miami; Cheboygan County, Saint Joseph County; Michigan; USA

See related items: Great Lakes; Transportation Items: Baby carriers
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/2019
Barcode: 242019.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Object Name: Cradleboard
Media/Materials: Wood, hide thong/babiche, paint
Techniques: Carved, incised, painted, perforated, laced
Dimensions: 26.5 x 14.8 x 12.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a1188ea6-b9e1-414d-aa4b-fea55d9c73e9

Record ID: NMAI_257685