Call NumberX-33648SummaryView of Native American Sioux cradleboards; shows a decorated cradleboard, a mourning cradleboard filled with grass or reeds, and women on foot and on horseback with cradleboards on their backs.Physical Description1 engraving ; 17 X 12 cm (7 X 5 in.) on book page 25 x 16 cm (10 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota IndiansIndians of North AmericaCradleboardsMemorial rites & ceremoniesWomen.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710033648Type of MaterialBook illustrations.EngravingsDigital Version Created FromCatlin, George "Illustrations of the manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians."NotesCondition: Book page is worn. Engraving of a George Catlin drawing. Title hand-written on back of book page engraving with: "a = carrying cradle; b = mourning cradle worn empty for year after child dies." and "Vol. 2, p. 133 of Catlin"; "G. Catlin," "131" and "232" printed with illustration. R7100336486
