Cradle basket model

Museum number:
1-235187
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3005
Description:
Openwork twining. Beige silk ribbon attached.
Donor:
Mrs. Theodore Babbitt
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Klamath River Tribes
Collector:
Male Relative of Mrs. Theodore Babbitt
Collection date:
1880-1890
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Cradles (children's beds)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions and 6.1 Cradles and Swaddling
Accession date:
1973
Context of use:
Probably tourist novelty but may be child's toy.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 34.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Cradle basket model, accession number 1-235187, described as Openwork twining. Beige silk ribbon attached.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Cradle basket model, accession number 1-235187, described as Openwork twining. Beige silk ribbon attached.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Cradle basket model, accession number 1-235187, described as Openwork twining. Beige silk ribbon attached.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cradle basket model, accession number 1-235187, described as Openwork twining. Beige silk ribbon attached.

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