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Object Number
985-27-10/60384
Display Title
Baby Carrier. Cloth-lined beaded hide bag w/ mirror & tacks
Descriptions
Object Description
Northern Cheyenne lattice cradle. Cloth lined beaded hide bag attached to stick framework. 2 mirrors (1 missing) and brass tacks decorate top of frame, also painted green. Lazystitch beadwork on bag. White ground w/ designs in red, green and yellow w/ row of brass beads around front. 95.6x29.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Baby carrier, wood frame with metal and mirror decoration, beaded body, fabric.
Classification
- Baby Carrier
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Fabric, Metal, Mirror
Dimensions
Overall: 93.4 x 29 x 15 cm (36 3/4 x 11 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34290
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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