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Object Number 35-120-10/5169
Display Title Model of the cradle used during the first month of the child's life
Descriptions
Object Description Model of the cradle used during the first month of the child's life; a small pillow of feathers is used and the matting is of sagebrush bark.
Inventory Description Toy, miniature cradle, openwork twigs with leather lashing/vegetable fiber matti
Classification
  • Toy
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Walker Lake
Dimensions Overall: 26.1 x 8.8 x 3.2 cm (10 1/4 x 3 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-120-10/5169
Provenance
Collector Willard Zerbe Park (06/12/1935-08/01/1935)
Intermediary Willard Zerbe Park (12/11/1935)

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