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Object Number
985-27-10/60451
Display Title
Beaded cradlehood. Bison hide lined w/ red cloth.
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux beaded cradlehood. Bison hide lined w/ red cloth. Exterior covered w/ lazystitch beadwork. White ground w/ green triangles & turquoise diamonds w/ dark blue crosses in center. Central red band runs vertical around hood. 3 cloth bundles attached on each side of opening. 81x38 cm.
Inventory Description
Baby carrier, beaded designs on leather, wood frame interior, tobacco ties at ed
Classification
- Baby Carrier
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 82.4 x 34 x 24.8 cm (32 7/16 x 13 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60451, 34284
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1890 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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