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Object Number
995-29-10/74577
Display Title
Fabric baby doll in wooden cradleboard
Descriptions
Object Description
Toy cradleboard with wooden back, white cloth visor, and black leather lashes. Baby inside has pink face with black sketched features, black hair, wears a red cloth with white flowers, and is wrapped in a white blanket. Written in pencil on back is "Navajo Cradle, 8/73" and price. See notes/histories, attribution.
Inventory Description
Figurine, infant on cradleboard, leather straps, wood frame, wool hair, cloth
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1973
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 8 x 5.8 cm (8 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74577 ; NM 23 / 74577 ; Navajo Cradle / 8/73 ; 3-
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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