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Basket baby-carrier

Object Details

Collection History
Collected in 1919 by anthropologist Frederick Webb Hodge (1864-1956, MAI staff member) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Havasupai (Coconino)
Collector
Frederick Webb Hodge (F.W. Hodge), Non-Indian, 1864-1956
Object Name
Basket baby-carrier
Media/Materials
Wood, vegetal fiber, hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques
Wicker-plaited
Object Type
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
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