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1949.3.31

Basketry cradle consisting of flat 'bed', shade for head and textile strips for securing the baby.

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1949.3.31

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Collection type
Object
Description
Basketry cradle consisting of flat 'bed', shade for head and textile strips for securing the baby.
Cultural groups
Paiute
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Denver Art Museum
PRM source Frederic Huntington Douglas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Exchanged: 1949
Materials and processes
Material Willow Wood Plant, Material Textile, Material Redbud Plant, Process Twined Woven, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Length: max 520 mm, Width: max 190 mm, Depth: max 150 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1949.3.31 Other numbers: YPu-18-P
Research and responses

Information from Sally McLendon, Hunter College, CUNY, 1991: Warp of willow shoots, weft of split willow root (hood) and redbud (body). Hood has red trade cloth weft woven in a design of chevrons and a diamond, which indicates that the cradle is for a girl. This feature is also constructional, binding the hood to is support. Edging and lacing of trade cloth.

Search terms: Children and Childcare, Transport and Travel, Furniture Dwelling, Basketry, Trade, Cradle

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