cradleboard, model

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Introduction

cradleboard, model with doll, collected by Chief John Gibson,1912, Onkwehonwe (Iroquois, Hodenosaunee), Six Nations Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, 1900s.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Hodenosaunee: Provenance and Great Tree of Peace
museum documentation

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory

Date Made or Date Range: 1800s to 1912

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Materials

wood, skin thongs, cotton cloth, white and violet netting, embroidery thread: red, black, silk ribbon: purple, blue, glass beads: clear, white beads, human hair: brown.

Techniques or Format

see catalog card.

Motifs and Patterns

***Great Tree of Peace on botton of footboard. Detail on back or top of cradleboard. Geometric design

Original and Subsequent Uses

child's toy

Dimensions: 40 × 16.5 × 11 cm

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

museum documentation

Provenance

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-I-380

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1912-04-15

Exhibition History

Roberson Centre,

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 24932

How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.

Record Creation Context

GRASAC sponsored research trip to the CMC, June 16 to 20. Supported by the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant, 2007-2010

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Ruth Phillips (RP), Judy Hall (JH), Anne de Stecher (AS), Heidi Bohaker (HB), Aaron Mills (AM), Janis Monture (JM), John Moses (JMoses) and Jameson Brant (JBrant).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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