Cradle
date: label: Accession Date
content: 6 Jul 1956
label: Collection Date
content: 1882
name: label: Collector
content: Rev. John M. Cooper
label: Collector
content: Rev. Eli W. Lindesmith
label: Donor Name
content: Catholic University Of America
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Rev. Lindesmith, 1882, Collector. At a cost of $40.00, this cradle was made for Lindesmith by Amecha (Fly[ing] Woman) wife of Hotnaemisto (Wolf Voice). Mother Gros Ventre, father, Cheyenne. On a 2-stick wood frame with nickle tacks, is a heavy buffalo skin pouch, completely beaded in medium blue ground, with crosses and stepped triangles in dark blue, red and yellow. Sinew sewn. The bead sample book Lindesmith got from New York when having the cradle made. Inventoried 1978 ..."
label: Notes
content: The original deteriorated ribbons that were attached to the tips of the cradleboard were removed by conservator and replaced with modern ribbons prior to loan to the Snite Museum, University of Notre Dame in September 2012. Per curatorial decision, the original ribbons were not re-attached when the object returned from loan, but were stored securely with the cradle when it was returned to storage.
label: Notes
content: Reference: Billeck, William T., 2017, "Flying Woman's Beaded Cheyenne Cradleboard and Associated Bead Card from Fort Keogh, Montana," Beads 29:76-84. https://beadresearch.org/product/beads-journal-29/
label: Record Last Modified
content: 3 Jul 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Fort Keogh, Custer County, Montana, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Cheyenne (Tsitsistas, Suhtai)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 211312
label: USNM Number
content: E395625A-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Cradle