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Object Number 984-20-10/59615
Display Title Cradleboard
Descriptions
Object Description Cradleboard. Wood with twine. Plain form with bough and footrest but lacking any cover. Secured with metal screws.
Inventory Description Baby carrier, cradleboard, flat rectangular carved wood, held together with cord
Classification
  • Baby Carrier
Department Ethnographic
Date ca.1900 or earlier
Culture
  • Iroquois
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
North America / Canada
Dimensions Overall: 60 x 32 x 1 cm (23 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 984-20-10/59615
Credit Line Gift of Byron Harvey, 1984
Provenance
Owner John Nichols (1983 - 1983)
Collector Erminnie A. Smith
Donor Byron Harvey, III (1983 - 1984)

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