Cradle
Basket
NA7977
From: Nevada | California (State)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA7977 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mono |
| Provenience | Nevada | California (State) |
| Culture Area | Great Basin Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Description | Base made of wooden sticks tied together with plant fiber. The hood similarly made with twigs. Thread attaches the hood to the board. Bead and shell ornaments hang from the hood. Two cloth pillows, one striped light and dark brown and the other black, rest below the hood. Leather straps attached to the board. A beaded band is attached to one side. Beads are yellow, green, red and blue on buck skin. Beads spell "Y A U S R H O R S E." |
| Height | 31 cm |
| Length | 95 cm |
| Width | 26.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Henry K. Deisher, 1918 |
| Other Number | 100 (Deisher #) - Collector Number |
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