Collection place: Central California / Accession year: [Missing] / Function: 6.1 Cradles and Swaddling - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Central California Accession year [Missing] Function 6.1 Cradles and Swaddling

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-6254, described as Tüubatulabal cradle board

Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number TB-62, described as Matches image in 15-4881 of 1-10409. Accompanying tag reads, "Lost number. Cradle with shade remnants of dark cotton cloth strips on each side, thicker pieces of cotton cloth knotted on back. L.G. - 98.0cm. 7-19-1995 Found on Washo shelf. Attached paper tag attributes cradle to Washo by L. Dawson, 3-6-59, now thinks it might be Yokuts." Per Ralph Shanks: Sunshade is redbud with horizontal bands of diagonal twining, 2 of which contain redbud. Redbud is used to attach the warp sticks to the top of the sunshade. Front edge of sunshade covered in canvas. Slant of weft twist is up to right on shade and main body of cradle. Cloth tie downs on side of cradle back has larger cloth strap. Larger than usual cradle

Hearst Museum object titled Sunshade for cradle, accession number TB-80, described as Per Ralph Shanks: Western Mono, Sierra Miwok, or Yokuts or nearby. Slanted weft twist up to right red white and green. Glass seed beads on rim. Probably all willow. Red cloth interwoven as a diamond and X design.