Toy cradleboard

Museum number:
2-71842
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020071842
Alternate number:
A216 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4709
Description:
Toy Apache cradleboard. Whittled wooden, leather covered slats; willow want curved to support cowhide cover. Decorated w/ blue and clear beads in diagonal pattern on sides and sun hood. Hood also decorated w/ ban of pink and green beads & red paint.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Apache
Culture or time period:
Apache
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
1/28/76
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Cradleboards and Toys (recreational artifacts)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 5, 2000
Context of use:
Gift from Mrs. C. [Marge] Evans of Lafayette, CA.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Toy cradleboard, accession number 2-71842, described as Toy Apache cradleboard. Whittled wooden, leather covered slats; willow want curved to support cowhide cover. Decorated w/ blue and clear beads in diagonal pattern on sides and sun hood. Hood also decorated w/ ban of pink and green beads & red paint.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Toy cradleboard, accession number 2-71842, described as Toy Apache cradleboard. Whittled wooden, leather covered slats; willow want curved to support cowhide cover. Decorated w/ blue and clear beads in diagonal pattern on sides and sun hood. Hood also decorated w/ ban of pink and green beads & red paint.

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