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Object Number 984-20-10/59614
Display Title Cradleboard
Descriptions
Object Description Cradleboard. Wood entirely covered with leather; bead and cloth decoration. No bough.
Inventory Description Cradleboard, hide, seed beading, fringe at top, hood edged w/ black felt, fragil
Classification
  • Baby Carrier
Department Ethnographic
Date ca.1870
Culture
  • Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 84 x 26.3 x 9 cm (33 1/16 x 10 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 984-20-10/59614
Provenance
Dealer John Nichols (1983 - 1983)
Collector Byron Harvey, III (1983 - 1984)
Donor Byron Harvey, III (1983 - 1984)

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