Cradle Board

NA2423

From: Montana

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA2423
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Crow (Culture)
Provenience Montana
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Bead | Wood | Cotton
Description

Wooden board covered with buckskin and a fully beaded baby holder on the front. 3 beaded flaps on each side of the front with triangular designs in light blue, dark blue, green, red and white seed beads. Fringe at the bottom with a panel of geometrics in pink, dark blue, green and white in seed beads. Fringe along top with a panel of geometrics in dark blue, green, pink, red, yellow and white on purple ground. Leather strap attached with buckskin ties. Half of strap is decorated with bands of light blue, dark blue, pink, green and red beads and the other half is undecorated.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Archibald Barklie, 1915

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