| Catalog Number |
CAS 0569-0009 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Baby carrier / cradleboard |
| Culture |
Paiute |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California, Nevada |
| County |
Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, CA, Douglas, Mineral, NV |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1930-1950 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Wool yarn; Commercial cloth; Commercial string |
| Description |
Baby carrier model consisting of flat, rectangular backboard and arching, curved sun shade; Backboard is woven in open plain twining; Sun shade is woven in open diagonal twining with plain twining along support rods; Front rim of sun shade is wrapped in red and white cloth; Design on sun shade is in colored yarn (orange, red, and black) woven in lashing stitch and consists of diamond shapes. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 20.1, Width = 21.2, Length = 52.1 |