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Start Over Donor John Preston Stanley Function 6.1 Cradles and Swaddling
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 2-36, described as Made of basketry, coffin shaped.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-1, described as Baby cradle (similar in style to Pomo sitting cradles). The basket has bent willow warps and string wefts. A hoop, probably made of oak, is at the head of the cradle. White and blue commercial cloth carrying and securing straps, as well as one red fragment of cloth, are tied to the cradle.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-467, described as Baby basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus). Pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Mud-dyed alder or hazel. Strong rim forming hand grip at upper end. Longitudinal elements bound by spaced plain twining.
Hearst Museum object titled Toy cradle, accession number 1-480, described as Toy cradle; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is string. Scoop shaped toy baby basket with bundle of fibers tied inside. Made of spaced horizontal elements tied with strings at intervals.
Hearst Museum object titled Tumpline, accession number 1-80, described as headband for baby-carrier.

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