Cradle

Museum number:
1-10409
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
420 (original number) and TB-62 (previous museum number (recataloged from), was found without number during 2000 move of baskets.)
Accession number:
Acc.216, Acc.217, Acc.218, Acc.220, Acc.222, Acc.226, Acc.227, Acc.229, Acc.230, Acc.231, Acc.234, Acc.235, Acc.236, Acc.237, Acc.238, Acc.241, Acc.242, Acc.243, Acc.244, Acc.245, Acc.246, Acc.249, Acc.250, Acc.251, and Acc.254
Description:
Large woven cradle. Accompanying tag reads, "Lost number. Cradle with shade remnants of dark cotton cloth strips on each side, thicker pieces of cotton cloth knotted on back. L.G. - 98.0cm. 7-19-1995 Found on Washo shelf. Attached paper tag attributes cradle to Washo by L. Dawson, 3-6-59, now thinks it might be Yokuts." Per Ralph Shanks: Sunshade is redbud with horizontal bands of diagonal twining, 2 of which contain redbud. Redbud is used to attach the warp sticks to the top of the sunshade. Front edge of sunshade covered in canvas. Slant of weft twist is up to right on shade and main body of cradle. Cloth tie downs on side of cradle back has larger cloth strap. Larger than usual cradle
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Picayune rancheria, Madera County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Madera; Picayune
Culture or time period:
Chukchansi
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1906
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Cradles (children's beds)
Function:
6.1 Cradles and Swaddling
Accession date:
1906
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Photo: neg. 15-2785, 4881. Museum number not on basket, needs relabled. Is currently labeled TB-62. Matched based off of image in 15-4881 of 1-10409.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Cradle, accession number 1-10409, described as Large woven cradle. Accompanying tag reads, "Lost number. Cradle with shade remnants of dark cotton cloth strips on each side, thicker pieces of cotton cloth knotted on back. L.G. - 98.0cm. 7-19-1995 Found on Washo shelf. Attached paper tag attributes cradle to Washo by L. Dawson, 3-6-59, now thinks it might be Yokuts." Per Ralph Shanks: Sunshade is redbud with horizontal bands of diagonal twining, 2 of which contain redbud. Redbud is used to attach the warp sticks to the top of the sunshade. Front edge of sunshade covered in canvas. Slant of weft twist is up to right on shade and main body of cradle. Cloth tie downs on side of cradle back has larger cloth strap. Larger than usual cradleHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Cradle, accession number 1-10409, described as Large woven cradle. Accompanying tag reads, "Lost number. Cradle with shade remnants of dark cotton cloth strips on each side, thicker pieces of cotton cloth knotted on back. L.G. - 98.0cm. 7-19-1995 Found on Washo shelf. Attached paper tag attributes cradle to Washo by L. Dawson, 3-6-59, now thinks it might be Yokuts." Per Ralph Shanks: Sunshade is redbud with horizontal bands of diagonal twining, 2 of which contain redbud. Redbud is used to attach the warp sticks to the top of the sunshade. Front edge of sunshade covered in canvas. Slant of weft twist is up to right on shade and main body of cradle. Cloth tie downs on side of cradle back has larger cloth strap. Larger than usual cradle
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-10409, described as Large woven cradle. Accompanying tag reads, "Lost number. Cradle with shade remnants of dark cotton cloth strips on each side, thicker pieces of cotton cloth knotted on back. L.G. - 98.0cm. 7-19-1995 Found on Washo shelf. Attached paper tag attributes cradle to Washo by L. Dawson, 3-6-59, now thinks it might be Yokuts." Per Ralph Shanks: Sunshade is redbud with horizontal bands of diagonal twining, 2 of which contain redbud. Redbud is used to attach the warp sticks to the top of the sunshade. Front edge of sunshade covered in canvas. Slant of weft twist is up to right on shade and main body of cradle. Cloth tie downs on side of cradle back has larger cloth strap. Larger than usual cradleDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-10409, described as Large woven cradle. Accompanying tag reads, "Lost number. Cradle with shade remnants of dark cotton cloth strips on each side, thicker pieces of cotton cloth knotted on back. L.G. - 98.0cm. 7-19-1995 Found on Washo shelf. Attached paper tag attributes cradle to Washo by L. Dawson, 3-6-59, now thinks it might be Yokuts." Per Ralph Shanks: Sunshade is redbud with horizontal bands of diagonal twining, 2 of which contain redbud. Redbud is used to attach the warp sticks to the top of the sunshade. Front edge of sunshade covered in canvas. Slant of weft twist is up to right on shade and main body of cradle. Cloth tie downs on side of cradle back has larger cloth strap. Larger than usual cradle

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