cradle board

cradle board

cradle board

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Introduction

A Haudenosaunee baby carrier, painted and decorated with carved floral and animal motifs. From the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, Franklin County, New York, USA. Purchased by the British Museum from a Christie's Auction House sale in 1978.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Museum documentation.

Place of Origin: St. Regis Reservation, Franklin County, New York, USA
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created with information in the British Museum object catalogue.

Materials

Wood; paint, red, blue, yellow and green.

Techniques or Format

Carved and painted.

Motifs and Patterns

Animal and floral motifs.

Dimensions: 76 × 29 × 31 cm
Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am1979,09.1
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1979
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Christie's Auction House
Collection Narratives and Histories

Purchased by the British Museum from a Christie's Auction House sale on 5/10/1978, lot 121, for 403 pounds. When purchased, it had additional pieces and was listed as an "umbrella stand." These pieces were removed by The British Museum's conservation staff in 1996.

Publication History

Rayne Green (ed) 'The British Museum Encyclopaedia of Native North America,' (British Museum Press, 1999) p.16.

GKS Reference Number: 24985
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, cradle board. Currently in the British Museum, Am1979,09.1. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 24985.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Jonathan King (JK), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

45.00687, -74.65004

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