Toy cradleboard

Museum number:
2-71843
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020071843
Alternate number:
A333 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4709
Description:
Toy cradleboard, constructed of 2 sticks & backboard painted red & decorated w/ tacks. Laced fabric cover and striped fabric lining. red plastic tape used to finish over tacks used to attach bonnet to board. White leather lacings and carrying strap. Laces finished w/purple beads. H=10”, W=4.0” to 2/5”
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Oklahoma
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Comanche, Made by Elmer Parker, grandson of Quanah Parker, the last Comanche Chief.
Culture or time period:
Comanche
Maker or artist:
Elmer Parker
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
April 1986
Materials:
Leather, Plastic (organic material), and 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
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Toy cradleboard, accession number 2-71843, described as Toy cradleboard, constructed of 2 sticks & backboard painted red & decorated w/ tacks. Laced fabric cover and striped fabric lining. red plastic tape used to finish over tacks used to attach bonnet to board. White leather lacings and carrying strap. Laces finished w/purple beads. H=10”, W=4.0” to 2/5”
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Toy cradleboard, accession number 2-71843, described as Toy cradleboard, constructed of 2 sticks & backboard painted red & decorated w/ tacks. Laced fabric cover and striped fabric lining. red plastic tape used to finish over tacks used to attach bonnet to board. White leather lacings and carrying strap. Laces finished w/purple beads. H=10”, W=4.0” to 2/5”

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