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Object Number
35-78-10/5020
Display Title
Cradle board. Cradle of twined willow w/ blanket of sage bark & rabbit fur.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Qohnu
Object Description
Cradle (qohnu) of twined willow, with blanket of twined sage bark with tufts of rabbit fur interwoven.
Inventory Description
Cradle
Classification
- Baby Carrier
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Renie Bill
(09/06/1935)
Culture
- Western Shoshone
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nevada
/
Elko County
/
Elko
Materials
Willow bark, Sagebrush, Rabbit fur
Dimensions
61 cm (L) x 33 cm (W) X 19.5 (H)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Julian H. Steward
(09/06/1935)
Intermediary
Julian H. Steward
(07/01/1935-10/01/1935)
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