| Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0115A,B |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Baby carrier / cradleboard model |
| Culture |
Paiute |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
early 1900s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Commercial cloth |
| Description |
Model baby carrier consisting of flat, triangular backboard and curved, arching sun shade; Back board is woven in open plain twining with a wrapped upper rim; Sun shade is woven in open diagonal twining with front rim covered in blue and white cloth; Design on sun shade is in blue cloth in lashing stitch and consists of band of 6 open, terraced diamonds. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = ca. 13.0, Width = 17.0, Length = 47.3 |