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Object Number
985-27-10/60182
Display Title
Baby carrier, quilled bison hide
Descriptions
Object Description
Teton Sioux lattice cradle. bag made from bison hide lined w/ printed cloth. Extensive quilled decorations in red, purple, yellow and green. Opening edges w/ beadwork. Decorated w/ ribbons and bells. Some dyed feathers interspersed. 76x31.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Baby carrier, quilled geometric and buffalo design, fringed, fabric lining
Classification
- Baby Carrier
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 87 x 27 x 21 cm (34 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60182
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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