Baby carrier

Baby carrier

Baby carrier

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Introduction

Carved and painted wooden baby carrier made by Chief Fred Ettawageshik (Odawa), at Harbour Springs, Michigan, before 1948. Gift of Frank G. Speck (1948)

Name of Maker(s): Chief Fred Ettawageshik
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

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Date Made or Date Range: before 1948
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Materials

wood, leather thong, nails

Techniques or Format

top of headboard has saw-tooth edge with diamond perforations and small holes; bow also has triangular pieces cut of edges at the center, with a hole carved in the middle. Wood pieces affixed with nails, except for frame which is held onto board with thong.

Dimensions: 16.51 × 26.67 × 43.815 cm
Condition: very good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

donated to museum in 1948

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E27921
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1948
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Dr. Frank G. Speck acquired from Chief Fred Ettawageshik
GKS Reference Number: 45093
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

45.9, -86.6

Source of Information about Places

Collected at Harbour Springs, Michigan