Cradle Board Model

Toy

7040

From: Great Plains (Plain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 7040
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Great Plains (Plain)
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Period Modern
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Bead | Wood
Description

Back rest and frame made of bent twigs covered in buckskin, then beaded. Covering in orange, red, pink and blue beads. Cradle hood is buckskin, painted yellow, red and brown, edges lined in light and dark blue, and orange beads. Strip of red fabric inside with a baby doll on top. The doll has blue beaded eyes and a yellow and red painted face.

Length 14.5 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Pepper, 1890

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