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Object Number
985-27-10/60404
Display Title
Cradlehood. Triangular piece of hide lined w/ red cloth, lazystitch beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux cradlehood. Triangular piece of hide lined w/ red cloth. Exterior covered in lazystitch beadwork. White ground w/ designs in red, green, blue and light blue. Wrap made of muslin and red cloth. Ornaments and some brass beads at top. 78x73 cm.
Inventory Description
Baby cradlehood, top, beaded decoration on white ground, red/tan cotton bottom
Classification
- Baby Carrier
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 89 x 69.5 x 0.6 cm (35 1/16 x 27 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60404, 24114
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1919 - 1985)
Collector
Mr. Rosenblatt
(before 1907 - 1919)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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