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Beaded cradleboard with geometric and floral designs with hide fringe and cotton lining
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Beaded yellow dyed hide cradleboard with fur lining / Unknown

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Essay/Description

Yellow leather stretcher over

Curatorial Remarks

The hood is made out of yellow stained willow branches.

Tags: fur, baby, yellow stain, dye, beadwork, hide, wood, sinew
People: San Carlos Apache
Places: Southwestern, Arizona, New Mexico
Purpose: domestic use

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

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Title(s): 
Beaded yellow dyed hide cradleboard with fur lining
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Apache, Mescalero (artist and user)
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, wood, fur, cloth, brass, dye, glass, sinew
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Cradleboard
Accession No: 
84.632
Department: 
Anthropology
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