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Plaid cloth cradle cover with beaded hood on hide
Unidentified
Plains Madonna
Charles Banks Wilson
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Wooden cradleboard tied with hide / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

The hoop of the cradleboard seems to be for a canopy. Possibly Great Lakes style.

Tags: wood, cradleboard, hide
People: Native American
Places: Northern Plains
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Wooden cradleboard tied with hide
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
William Robinson Leigh (Collection)
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Osage
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, hide
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Cradleboard
Accession No: 
73.100
Previous Number(s): 
1312; 7326.100
Department: 
Anthropology
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