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Object Number
985-27-10/60140
Display Title
Lattice cradle. Wood frame, decorated w/ brass
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux lattice cradle. Wood frame w/ 2 pointed pieces of wood decorated w/ brass tacks & painted. Printed cloth bag covered w/ thick canvas. Exterior of which is covered w/ bison hide. Hide is beaded w/ lazystitch beadwork. White ground w/ red, blue and yellow geometric designs. 100.8x26x21.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Baby carrier, wood frame with red pigment/brass tack designs, fully beaded carri
Classification
- Baby Carrier
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 99.5 x 30 x 1.3 cm (39 3/16 x 11 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60140; 34289
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1890 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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