Red Wool Cradleboard / Paukeigope

Sun Dancer 3

Spencer Asah

His Medicine

Robert Redbird Jr.

Mother and Two Children

Lois Smokey, 1907 - February 1, 1981, Native American; Kiowa (Artist)

Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Red Wool Cradleboard; Cradleboard with red wool and beaded geometric design mounted on solid wood cross sections decorated with metal tacks

Creator(s):

Paukeigope (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Kiowa

Date:

late 19th century

Place:

United States of America

Materials/Techniques:

wood, semi-tanned hide, wool, cotton, silk, glass, steel, white metal, brass

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Furnishings

Object Type:

Cradleboard

Accession No:

84.633

Previous Number(s):

8426.633

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10in. (25.4cm)
Length: 44 1/2in. (113.0cm)
Width: 13in. (33.0cm)

Overall (board):

Length: 44in. (111.8cm)
Width: 4in. (10.2cm)

Overall (cradle):

Height: 9in. (22.9cm)
Length: 28in. (71.1cm)
Width: 9in. (22.9cm)

Overall (tassel):

Length: 12 1/2in. (31.8cm)

About the Contributor(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Paukeigope

Role(s):

Artist

Inscriptions: Inscribed, "EG Ipson Commerce, Tex" on smaller medal attached to cradleboard; Inscribed, "Most Sorrowful Heart of Mary Have Pity On Us And Our Children" on recto of larger medal attached to cradleboard; Inscribed, "St. Joseph Powerful Intercessor Pray For Us And Our Children" on verso of larger medal attached to cradleboard

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Paukeigope. Red Wool Cradleboard. 84.633. late 19th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/84633 (06/13/2019).

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