Cradle board (toy/model) Baakáatiche [NMAI Cat.035418]
Peggy White WellKnown Buffalo
Description:
The cradle board has red, white, and blue beads. (The colors in the video are not true. Go to external link for a more accurate depiction.)
Culture or Community:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Other Forms:
Date of Creation:
Physical Details:
Media/Materials: Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions Unspecified
Catalog Number:
NMAI Cat. #035418
External Links:
Provenance:
National Museum of American Indian record: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John G. Laidacker (1867-1927, an antiques and artifact dealer in St. Clair, Pennsylvania); purchased by George Heye from John Laidacker in 1914. The NMAI label attached to object states: Toy Baby Board Probably Crow 035418
Citation:
Cradle board (toy/model). National Museum of American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (Cat. #035418). Video by Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo and Susie Kelly, 2005.
Creators:
Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo Susie Kelly
Keywords:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Heye
John G.
Baakáatiche
George (1874-1957)
Tape 12
Beadwork
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Toy
Cradle boards Baakáatiche
Laidacker
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