Object class: Personal equipment / Donor: University Appropriation / Maker or artist: Charlotte Kooses [Cree] - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Personal equipment Donor University Appropriation Maker or artist Charlotte Kooses [Cree]

Hearst Museum object titled Cradleboard, accession number 2-56531, described as Cradleboard; blue-painted wood base with excised heart and carved end; deer hide carrying strap; wool plaid and satin “sleeve” with deer hide lacing; floral cotton cover; blue painted wood hoop attached to base with wire; length 82.5 cm. To carry babies on back with strap over shoulder or on head; cover used against cold and bugs; baby is bound in. Border design based on indigenous (?).