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Object Number
985-27-10/60403
Display Title
Cradle hood. Triangular hide lined w/ red flannel. Exterior beaded.
Descriptions
Object Description
Teton Sioux cradle hood. Triangular hide lined w/ red flannel. Exterior beaded. White ground w/ designs in red, blue, green and yellow. Flap at top made from reused parfleche. Thimbles w/ ribbons hang from top of flap. Wrap made from flannel and lined w/ printed cloth. 61.2x70 cm.
Inventory Description
Baby carrier, beaded designs on white background on hood, red wool body
Classification
- Baby Carrier
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 77 x 74.3 x 3.5 cm (30 5/16 x 29 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60403
Provenance
Provenance
Wife of Chief Spotted Tail
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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