Cradle
1897-98
Artist
- Tsomah Poolaw, Kiowa, 1870-1958
Culture
Kiowa
Country
United States
Object
cradle
Medium
Wood, leather, glass beads, and metal
Accession Number
1941.42
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition funds
Tsomah Poolaw (Mrs. George Poolaw) (Kiowa, 1870-1958), Cradle, 1897-98. Wood, leather, glass beads, and metal; 45 x 13 x 10½ in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds, 1941.42
Dimensions
length: 45 in, 114.3000 cm; width: 13 in, 33.0200 cm; depth: 10 1/2 in, 26.6700 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Made by the artist, OK, Winter 1897-1898; Acquired by George Poolaw Vendor, after 1898; Acquired by J.C. Tingley, Anadarko, OK, before 1941; Purchased by the Denver Art Museum, 26 May 1941.
Exhibition History
- "Gifts of Pride and Love: The Cultural Significance of Kiowa and Comanche Lattice Cradles," Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, Bristole, Rhode Island, 1998
- Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 12/4/1999-2/2000
- 8/27/2000-1/16/2001
- National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Gustav Heye Center, New York, New York, 3/4/2001-5/27/2001, Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, Oklahoma, 6-9/2001
- Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, 4/20/2001-7/16/2001
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Ledyard, Connecticut, 10/2001-1/2002
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