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Object Number
45-25-10/28668
Display Title
Doll cradle
Descriptions
Object Description
Child's basketry cradle - this is a plaything. The little girls carry the so-called tihus (dolls) in it, at times. Child's basketry cradle made of basket materialspainted black, orange and white bands or stripes.
Inventory Description
Toy, cradleboard for a doll, wicker, wood frame, lashed in 1 spot with string/y
Classification
- Toy
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 30 x 14.5 cm (5 5/16 x 11 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28668 & 3601
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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