Cradle board model

Museum number:
1-255469
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3853
Description:
Ellipsoid-shaped wood frame, leather covered with tule cordage shade. Glass seed bead trim, red cotton thread stitching on shade. Shade and beadwork trim in poor condition.
Donor:
Edward Briles
Collection place:
Alturas, Modoc County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Modoc; Alturas
Culture or time period:
Klamath Lake
Collector:
Rosa Gibbons Briles
Collection date:
1900-1920
Materials:
Glass (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Cradleboards
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions and 6.1 Cradles and Swaddling
Accession date:
August 31, 1983
Context of use:
Made for tourist trade.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 21.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Cradle board model, accession number 1-255469, described as Ellipsoid-shaped wood frame, leather covered with tule cordage shade. Glass seed bead trim, red cotton thread stitching on shade. Shade and beadwork trim in poor condition.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Cradle board model, accession number 1-255469, described as Ellipsoid-shaped wood frame, leather covered with tule cordage shade. Glass seed bead trim, red cotton thread stitching on shade. Shade and beadwork trim in poor condition.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Cradle board model, accession number 1-255469, described as Ellipsoid-shaped wood frame, leather covered with tule cordage shade. Glass seed bead trim, red cotton thread stitching on shade. Shade and beadwork trim in poor condition.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cradle board model, accession number 1-255469, described as Ellipsoid-shaped wood frame, leather covered with tule cordage shade. Glass seed bead trim, red cotton thread stitching on shade. Shade and beadwork trim in poor condition.

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