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Object Number
985-27-10/60383
Display Title
Beaded cradle hood.
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux beaded cradle hood. Bison hide w/ lazystitch beadwork. White ground w/ stepped triangles and other designs in green, red, blue and yellow. 58.6x56.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Baby carrier, hood, beaded geometric designs on leather, fabric backing.
Classification
- Baby Carrier
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 50.5 x 28.5 x 10.5 cm (19 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60383, 34286
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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