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Native American - Northwest Coast
Native American ➔ Cradleboard

Identifier:
39244
Description:

Coiled & imbricated cradle with woven tumpline. Leather straps. Tumpline is wool twined on cotton cord wraps.

Card on artifact reads “CRADLE / Salish / Made of cedar or spruce / roots over strips of wood. / Donor : W.B.Banks”

Date:
1868 – 1900
Materials:
Cedar Roots, Bear Grass, Cherry Bark, Leather, Wool, Buttons, Wooden Slats, Cotton Cord
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 2