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cradleboard, toy
cradleboard, toy
cradleboard, toy
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Nation of Maker:
Odawa
Place of Origin:
Oden, MI
Date Made or Date Range:
1915
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Materials
pine wood
Techniques or Format
Trapezoidal toy cradle board made of pine, narrowing toward the bottom and having a back brace attached with brass wood screws. A bent wood cradle bow is inserted through slots in the board and back brace.
Motifs and Patterns
There are hot file and circular charred marks for ornamentation around the edges on the inner face of the board and brace and around the bow.
Dimensions:
13 × 8.5 × 0 in
Provenance
Current Location:
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
81.110
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Richard A. Pohrt
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context:
1964
Collection Narratives and Histories
Acquired by Pohrt in Odin, Michigan, 1964.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
500
Record Creation Notes/Observations
This item was not discussed by GRASAC team members during their on site visit to the DIA, May 2010.
Approximate Place of Origin