Cradle Board

38192

From: Southern Colorado

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38192
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Southern Ute
Provenience Southern Colorado
Culture Area Great Basin Culture Area
Section American
Materials Hide | Bead | Wood | Bone | Metal
Description

Wooden board stained red, wrapped with buckskin. The upper 1/3 of the buckskin is edged with white, dark blue, light blue and red beads. The frontal opening has a hood made from sticks, heavily damaged. Portion of hood has red, and dark blue felt with white beads. Lower section of opening has thick leather panel, edged with white, blue, red, yellow and green beads. Thick leather belt attached to lower portion with metal studs, many detached. Multiple charms attached, including a multiple metal adornments, horn beads and flowers now detached. Small pouch covered with beads in blue, yellow, green and red attached to the side.

Length 101.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Thomas B. Donaldson; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1901

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