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Object Number 07-34-10/72476
Display Title Cradle board and wrappings
Descriptions
Indigenous Term gar' ha(n)
Object Description Cradle board and wrappings. Backside carved and painted with floral and bird design. Footboard is attached with metal nails, while bow is attached with wooden pegs and nails.
Inventory Description Baby carrier, wood backboard, foot rest, arch over head, yellow cloth straps
Classification
  • Baby Carrier
Department Ethnographic
Date ca.1860
Culture
  • Mohawk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New York
Additional Geographic Terms St. Regis Reservation
Materials Wood, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 72.5 x 36.5 x 33.2 cm (28 9/16 x 14 3/8 x 13 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72476
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1907
Provenance
Owner Louis Buck (1907)
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (1907 - 1907)

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