Cradle Board (Indian Baby Carrier)
Date:
c. 1885
Medium:
Wood (walnut), cowhide, brass tacks, glass beads
Dimensions:
41 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches (104.5 x 29.2 cm)
Credit Line:
Founders Society Purchase with funds from Flint Ink Corporation
Object number:
81.778
Baby carrier consisting of rawhide pouch with hood mounted on a four-piece, wooden slat frame. Exterior of hide is solidly covered with parallel stitched beadwork including large stepped triangles and diamonds in green, yellow, red, navy and blue against a white field. Edges bordered with band of green with intermittent sections of navy and pink stripes. Upper part of slat frame consists of two pointed extensions ornamented with brass tacks.
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