| Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0131A,B |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Baby carrier / cradleboard |
| 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; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Commercial cloth |
| Description |
Baby carrier consisting of flat, triangular backboard and arching sun shade; Backboard is woven in open plain twining; Sun shade is woven in open diagonal twining; Design on sun shade is in dyed bracken fern roots woven in a lashing stitch and consists of 5 short diagonal lines; Strip of black and red commercial fabric is looped along sides of backboard for strapping baby into baby carrier. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = ca. 20.0, Width = 24.1, Length = 68.3 |