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Beaded cradleboard with geometric and floral designs with hide fringe and cotton lining / Unidentified

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Fully beaded pouch on unadorned frame, field of blue beading with multi-colored design. At bottom, two fringed flaps of buckskin. Loose striped cotton lining. Geometric design, pink, purple, red.

Curatorial Remarks

After the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon in 1875, most Kiowa material culture was destroyed by the cavalry.

Tags: cradleboard, beaded
People: Kiowa
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Beaded cradleboard with geometric and floral designs with hide fringe and cotton lining
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Kiowa
Date: 
19th century–mid-20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
cotton, hide, glass, wood
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Cradleboard
Accession No: 
84.631
Department: 
Anthropology
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