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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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Image Not Available
for Few animal bones; found in mummy wrappings
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Faunal Remain
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Media Restricted
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