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Object Number 985-27-10/60391
Display Title Cradle hood. Rectangular shaped hide covered in lazystitch beadwork.
Descriptions
Object Description Sioux cradle hood. Rectangular shaped hide covered in lazystitch beadwork. White ground w/ geometric designs in blue, red and green. Back is plain hide. 2 sticks for bracing hood inside. 72x31 cm.
Inventory Description Baby carrier, hood, beaded geometric design on leather, wood interior frame.
Classification
  • Baby Carrier
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 66 x 97 x 9 cm (26 x 38 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/60391
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (? - 1985)
Collector Miss Darcy (? - ?)
Donor Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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