Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0067 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Baby carrier / cradleboard model | |
| Culture | Western Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Madera, Fresno | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Miniature baby carrier consisting of flat rectangular backboard and hooped sun shade; Backboard is woven in diagonal twining; Sun shade is woven in plain twining; Upper and lower rims are coil-wrapped; Designs on both backboard and sun shade alternate bands of exposed warp rods and twined bands, as well as black (bracken fern) and light (sedge) weft materials. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.8, Width = 7.1, Length = 12.2 | |