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Object Number
985-27-10/60361
Display Title
Cradle hood.Top one-third of hide, the rest is made of cloth
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains cradle hood, probably Sioux. Top one-third of hide the rest is made of cotton cloth. Leather lined w/ cloth. Vertical red lines of quills across hide w/ other designs in orange, blue and purple. Quill wrapped rawhide fringe. Bead edging. 105.2x41.7 cm.
Inventory Description
Baby carrier, quilled and beaded hood, red calico fabric body, quill/leather fri
Classification
- Baby Carrier
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1875-1890
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 103.5 x 42.1 x 6.5 cm (40 3/4 x 16 9/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
985-27-10/60361, 24520
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1925 - 1985)
Collector
Maj. Abbott
(? - ?)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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