Baby belt/sling

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Culture/People: Dene (Northern Athabascan)
Previous owner: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) in 1916.
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Place: Western Subarctic; Alaska; Canada, USA (inferred)

See related items: Dene (Northern Athabascan); Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/250
Barcode: 050250.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Object Name: Baby belt/sling
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, hide, ammunition cartridge/cartridges, glass bead/beads, thread, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws645f7351a-a919-45cf-b242-cfe7907da4eb

Record ID: NMAI_53936