Tassels: multi-coloured yarn: main panel: beads, size 11 seed in a variety of colours, body: couched on to a layer of burlap; fully lined with a coarse, unbleached, cotton, entire piece is bound with a green woolen tape; patch of black velveteen at the top between the two strap panels; there is also a row of fancy silk ribbon forming 10 bows; tabs: on linen thread and there is attached to the end of that think woolen yarn tassels (in red, yellow, green, white and blue, also a magenta silk ribbon.

Beading is couched, but tabs are loomed. Woolen tassels tied on to warp threads of loom woven tabs. "Bag" made of single panel, no open pouch.

Floral, 4 lobed (Ojibwe roses)and maple leaves; one little cluster of 3 berries on the top of one strap. Central motif is symmetrical on the vertical axis.

Very likely a midewiwin bag according to CW - much midi symbolism in what appears to be a floral motifed piece. Note on large panel: 4 directions repeated twice with 4 lobed flowers. Also use of maple tree leaf, symbolic of life, spring, renewal, regeneration. CW also suggests that the strap patterns are indicative of underlying changes in kinship systems from patrinlineal to bilateral. Thunderbird and lightening in the tabs.

CW- because of the black velveteen and the style.

Unknown Anishinaabe artist, cradleboard. Currently in the British Museum, Am1978,Q.24. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26546.

British Museum records and physical examination by Cory Willmott and Heidi Bohaker in December 2007.

This record was created created on site at the British Museum by Cory Willmott and Heidi Bohaker. Cory Willmott's research was funded by a grant from (XXXX). Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provided Cory with an RA, Ceara Horsley, for 2009 and 2010 to work on GRASAC data entry. (CH)