Baby carrier

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Introduction

Anishinaabe baby carrier made of carved and painted wood, with cloth bag and ornaments made of hide and animal bone. Collected by Frank Speck in 1936; donated to museum in 1948.

Date Made or Date Range: before 1936

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Materials

wood (painted), wool flannel, plaid-printed cotton cloth,natural-colored cotton, wire, nails, waterfowl beaks (goose or duck), hide thong; palate/teeth and vertebrae of small mammal

Techniques or Format

wood is painted dark green; frame is covered with deep purple wool fabric lined with natural-colored cotton cloth, trimmed with blue/beige plaid fabric; waterfowl beaks strung together with hide thong on side; teeth and bones strung onto inside of bow (bones are painted red)

Motifs and Patterns

FRONT: zig-zag pattern carved into sides; BACK: floral motifs carved on top

Dimensions: 45.085 × 30.48 × 24.765 cm

Condition: paint wearing off; fabric deteriorating

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Provenance

Current Location: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E27881

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 45092

Record Creation Context

Visit to Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Eric Wohlin on 10 August 2015.

Approximate Place of Origin

42.7, -92.2

Source of Information about Places

Catalog I.D. says "Bereus River, North America"-- possible misspelling of "Berens" river in Manitoba?

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