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Cradleboard  (Transportation Items: Baby carriers)  "1900-1920"

Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian



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Time Period:

1900-1920

Materials:

Wood, wool yarn, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Carved, woven, braided, tied

Dimensions:

81.6 x 29.2 x 8 cm

Cultures:

American Indians, Chilean Coast, Mapuche, Native Americans, South America, Southern South America

City:

Collico (Carahue)

County:

Cautin Province (historic Imperial Department)

State:

Araucania Region IX

Country:

Chile

Collection History:

Collected in 1930 during the Thea Heye Chile Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

Source ID:

NMAI_187806

Catalog Number:

17/5775

Album Name:

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