Cradle

Museum number:
1-226384
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2781
Description:
Open plain twined; with hood. Band of red cloth and black yarn on hood is arranged in a diamond motif, indicating that this cradle was intended for a girl. Front edge of hood is encased in cloth. Piece of one leather lashing remains. Made with whole and split peeled shoots.
Donor:
Mrs. Margery "Mimi" McCorkle and Thomas McCorkle
Collection place:
Northern Sierras, Northern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Eastern Miwok
Collector:
Genevieve Savage Manchester
Collection date:
1909-1910
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Cradles (children's beds), and Twined weaving
Function:
6.1 Cradles and Swaddling
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Cradle for a baby girl.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
width 31 centimeters and length 77 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Cradle, accession number 1-226384, described as Open plain twined; with hood. Band of red cloth and black yarn on hood is arranged in a diamond motif, indicating that this cradle was intended for a girl. Front edge of hood is encased in cloth. Piece of one leather lashing remains. Made with whole and split peeled shoots.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Cradle, accession number 1-226384, described as Open plain twined; with hood. Band of red cloth and black yarn on hood is arranged in a diamond motif, indicating that this cradle was intended for a girl. Front edge of hood is encased in cloth. Piece of one leather lashing remains. Made with whole and split peeled shoots.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Cradle, accession number 1-226384, described as Open plain twined; with hood. Band of red cloth and black yarn on hood is arranged in a diamond motif, indicating that this cradle was intended for a girl. Front edge of hood is encased in cloth. Piece of one leather lashing remains. Made with whole and split peeled shoots.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Cradle, accession number 1-226384, described as Open plain twined; with hood. Band of red cloth and black yarn on hood is arranged in a diamond motif, indicating that this cradle was intended for a girl. Front edge of hood is encased in cloth. Piece of one leather lashing remains. Made with whole and split peeled shoots.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Cradle, accession number 1-226384, described as Open plain twined; with hood. Band of red cloth and black yarn on hood is arranged in a diamond motif, indicating that this cradle was intended for a girl. Front edge of hood is encased in cloth. Piece of one leather lashing remains. Made with whole and split peeled shoots.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-226384, described as Open plain twined; with hood. Band of red cloth and black yarn on hood is arranged in a diamond motif, indicating that this cradle was intended for a girl. Front edge of hood is encased in cloth. Piece of one leather lashing remains. Made with whole and split peeled shoots.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-226384, described as Open plain twined; with hood. Band of red cloth and black yarn on hood is arranged in a diamond motif, indicating that this cradle was intended for a girl. Front edge of hood is encased in cloth. Piece of one leather lashing remains. Made with whole and split peeled shoots.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-226384, described as Open plain twined; with hood. Band of red cloth and black yarn on hood is arranged in a diamond motif, indicating that this cradle was intended for a girl. Front edge of hood is encased in cloth. Piece of one leather lashing remains. Made with whole and split peeled shoots.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-226384, described as Open plain twined; with hood. Band of red cloth and black yarn on hood is arranged in a diamond motif, indicating that this cradle was intended for a girl. Front edge of hood is encased in cloth. Piece of one leather lashing remains. Made with whole and split peeled shoots.

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