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Cradleboard
Cradleboard
Cradleboard
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Introduction
Wooden cradle board with painted flowers, birds, beavers and a bear. Purchased from M. McKendry. Haudenosaunee, Caughnawaga, Quebec.
Nation of Maker:
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Place of Origin:
Kahnawake
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Materials
varnished wood, screws, twine and thong lashing
Techniques or Format
carved, painted
Motifs and Patterns
flowers, birds, beavers and a bear painted on the back
Dimensions:
80.6 × 35.6 × 0 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-I-1129
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
June 1963
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
M. McKendry
Collection Narratives and Histories
Puchased from M. McKendry
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25192
Approximate Place of Origin