Baby carrier

Baby carrier

Baby carrier

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Introduction

Carved and painted wooden Haudenosaunee cradleboard from the Harvey collection. Made circa 1900 or earlier; Originally in collection or Erminnie A. Smith.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

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Date Made or Date Range: ca. 1900
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

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Materials

wood, twine, nails

Techniques or Format

footboard secured with nails or screws; bow secured with nails; twine laced through holes in backboard. Ends of bow inserted through holes in crossbar. Back- crossbar secured with nails

Dimensions: 60 × 32 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

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Current Location: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 984-20-10/59615
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1984
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Donated by Byron Harvey III in 1984
Previous Collectors: Erminnie A. Smith
Collection Narratives and Histories

originally in the collection of Erminnie A. Smith (label-- from catalog data); bought by John Nichols 1/30/83 at Willis Henry auction; exchange w/ Byron Harvey III in 1983 and donated to PMAE 1984

GKS Reference Number: 45117
Record Creation Context

Visit to Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Meredith Vasta on 11-12 August 2015.

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