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Beaded cradleboard
Beaded cradleboard
Titles: Beaded cradleboard (Supplied title)
Description: A full-size children's cradleboard, possibly Blackfeet or Salish, circa 1900. The cradleboard consists of a rigid wooden back with a cotton swaddle interior, framed by a halo-shaped fully beaded top composed of symmetrical floral designs on a white background and a body of beaded symmetrical florals on navy blue wool.
Dates
- Approximately 1900 (Creation)
- Not later than 1940 (Date object was donated to the Minnesota Historical Society.) (Creation)
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 8045.1
Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 39 1/2 inches length
- 14 inches width
- 4 inches depth
Subjects
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Beaded cradleboard