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Hearst Museum object titled Baby board, accession number 2-18855, described as With beaded buckskin cover.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby board model, accession number 2-18856, described as Baby board model, cloth covered and beaded. With doll inside.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 5-6922, described as Native name: Ngoi Baby carrier; half; rectangular piece cowhide with smaller piece sewn and folded over to form flap; leather strap at top and part of one at bottom; one cowry sewn on front; l. 35 cm; w. 29 cm. Materials: Cow hide, leather, cowry Used by women to carry baby which sits facing mother's back. Top strap goes over mother's head, bottom around waist Made by men- special craftsman who also make leather quivers
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 5-6676, described as Baby carrier; solid wooden cylinder with knob ends; wide piece of hide attached as back brace; hide strap; h. 30 cm; w. 16 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 9-17982, described as Baby carrier. Carrying pad used by mothers for carrying babies on their back. Lower section decorated with reverse applique, quatrefoil pattern with metallic half-dome beads in center. Top is embroidered in circular floral pattern, multi-colors: pink, red, green, yellow, orange, blue and white on black ground. Stitches: satin, stem and couched stitches & knots. Blue edging, needle woven with manufactured braid on cut-out curving pattern. Designs are flowers and insects with human face in central flowers in enter back. Human figure takes prominent position when it appears in a design. Cotton, silk, sequins & metal beads. Cardboard (?) filler for support. L. 66 cm. W. 41.5 cm. Straps - L. 63 cm, L. 62 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 5-6924, described as Half of a baby carrier; rectangular piece of cow hide folded at bottom to form flap; loop part of one strap at bottom; l. 47 cm; w. 35.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 9-23272, described as Baby carrier. Appliqué waist band, horizontal stripes. Cross stitch embroidery. Black straps.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 9-21145, described as Baby carrier, wool, two strips of wool cloth sewn together and doubled over, sewn on one side, one strip striped brown, natural, blue, and green, one strip red, black, blue, and natural stripes, blue and green top stitching one side, blue and red on the other side, long fringe knotted once at ends Bag 53 by 57 centimeters Fringe 53 centimeter length
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 9-8245, described as Baby carrier; rect. w/cruved top, 2 straps; upper multicolor embroidery on black cotton velveteen, mostly reds & fuschias in floral motifs w/ sequins, butterflies, birds, central bat: lower portion has overall pattern of reverse applique in quatrafoil motif w/white metal boss beads; back is red and white cotton ticking; max. w. 43 cm., h. 69 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 9-21192, described as baby carrier, cotton, old. one side black cloth only, undecorated. other side with symmetrical bands appliqué and embroidery on either side of central panel of red, green and yellow embroidery on off-white loosely woven plain weave, all running roughly 3/4 length of piece. remaining cloth virtually completely covered with bands of applique framing on 4 sides the central panel of applique and cross-stitch embroidery. center of each cross-stitch motif with raised square white cloth sewn on with red and blue thread. this end cloth extends out in roughly triangular shape on each side; ends of “triangles” have sewn-on bands of warp-faced and supplementary warp weaving. warps plied in groups and knotted near ends. length of cloth - approx. 72 cm, width 38-39 cm; “triangular” extensions add approx. 11-12 cm each side. length bands including fringe approx. 78-79 cm; width 2.2cm

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