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Title: Postcard of baby in cradleboard
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1910-1930
Contributing Institution: Sherman Indian Museum
Collection: Sherman Indian Museum collection
Rights Information: Copyright Unknown
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Description: Scope/Content: Unused postcard of a baby in a traditional cradle.
Funding: This item was digitized with support from a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Type: image
Format: 1 postcard
Form/Genre: postcards
Extent: 5.75 x 3.75 inches
Identifier: ark:/86086/n2vq33p9
sim_167_000_010
Language: English
eng
Subject: Diné (Navajo)
Infants
Cultural heritage
Willis, J. R.
Place: Gallup (N.M.)
Relation: Culture
Location: Box 167
Transcription: Pretty Eyes (be-nah na-zuhn). The Navajo Indian baby is carried in a cradle similar to this from birth until large enough to learn to creep. Tho wrapped and bound, even in the summer, they seem quite happy and greet all strangers with a smile.

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