Cradle

Museum number:
1-236784
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3205
Description:
Peeled shoots except for a few unpeeled for decoration. U - turned rods on back, twined cotton cordage binds shoots together. Hoop missing except for part attached to back of cradle.
Donor:
Mrs. James Samper
Collection place:
Cloverdale, Sonoma County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Sonoma; Cloverdale
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Mrs. Orville R. Baldwin and Orville R. Baldwin
Collection date:
ca. 1900
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Cradles (children's beds), and Twined weaving
Function:
6.1 Cradles and Swaddling
Context of use:
Cradle for baby.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 43.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Cradle, accession number 1-236784, described as Peeled shoots except for a few unpeeled for decoration. U - turned rods on back, twined cotton cordage binds shoots together. Hoop missing except for part attached to back of cradle.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Cradle, accession number 1-236784, described as Peeled shoots except for a few unpeeled for decoration. U - turned rods on back, twined cotton cordage binds shoots together. Hoop missing except for part attached to back of cradle.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-236784, described as Peeled shoots except for a few unpeeled for decoration. U - turned rods on back, twined cotton cordage binds shoots together. Hoop missing except for part attached to back of cradle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-236784, described as Peeled shoots except for a few unpeeled for decoration. U - turned rods on back, twined cotton cordage binds shoots together. Hoop missing except for part attached to back of cradle.

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