Female cornhusk doll with braided arms, corn silk hair, and ink drawn face

Toy cradleboard

Toy cradleboard / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

The Chiricahua Apache improvised with materials based on what was available.

Tags: toy cradleboard, leather, toy moccasins, beadwork, cradleboard
People: Chiricahua Apache
Places: Southwest, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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

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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Toy cradleboard

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; possibly Apache (artist and user)

Date:

circa 20th century

Materials/Techniques:

hide, wood, glass, cotton

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Credit Line:

From the Olaf Wieghorst Studio Collection. Gift of Mrs. Olaf Wieghorst

Accession No:

84.2380

Previous Number(s):

843.2380

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 2 3/4in. (7.0cm)
Length: 13in. (33.0cm)
Width: 4 1/2in. (11.4cm)

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: The accession number is applied to a wood piece on the verso in black over an applied white layer.

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Baby, blue, brown, child, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, infant, mocassins, moccasins, red, seed beads, southwest, toy, white (color)

Cite this Page

Unknown. Toy cradleboard. 84.2380. circa 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/842380 (07/31/2019).

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