Cradleboard
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected from the artist's grandson, Andrew Pierce, Sr. (Onondaga, ca. 1882-1968), in 1965 by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- 1875
- Catalog Number
- 23/6480
- Barcode
- 236480.000
- Culture/People
- Onondaga
- Artist/Maker
- Grandfather of Andrew Pierce, Sr., Onondaga
- Previous owner
- Andrew Pierce, Sr. (H. Andrew Pierce), Onondaga, ca. 1882-1968
- Collector
- William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
- Object Type
- Transportation Items: Baby carriers
- Object Name
- Cradleboard
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Place
- Nedrow; Onondaga County; New York; USA
- See related items
- Onondaga
- Transportation Items: Baby carriers
- Record ID
- NMAI_251857
- Usage
- CC0
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