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Object Number
88-51-10/50696
Display Title
Wooden cradle
Descriptions
Object Description
Head-flattening "dugout"-type cradle carved from a single piece of cedar. A platform at the wider end of the cradle held the infant's head; sixteen holes in the proper right side held cordage to hold the infant down.
Inventory Description
Cradle, carved from single piece of wood, handle on one end, leather ties,
Classification
- Baby Carrier
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1800-1840
Culture
- Chinook
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Washington
Materials
Leather Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 77 x 22.8 x 14 cm (30 5/16 x 9 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Exchange with the Smithsonian Institution, 1888
Provenance
Owner
Joseph Harrison, Jr.
(1850 - 1879)
Collector
William Clark
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Meriwether Lewis
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
George Catlin
(Early 1830s - 1850)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1879 - 1888)
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