Cradle Board Cover
63-8-21
From: United States of America | Montana (uncertain) | Fort Peck Reservation (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 63-8-21 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Yankton (uncertain) | Sioux (uncertain) | Ute (uncertain) | Arapaho (uncertain) |
Provenience | United States of America | Montana (uncertain) | Fort Peck Reservation (uncertain) |
Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Deerskin (uncertain) | Fiber | Bead | Metal |
Description | Fully beaded on hide, backed with red cloth, 2 pieces; flap attached to hood. Background blue on sides with isolated large, geometric units in dark blue, yellow, red and green repeated in 2 rows on sides and back (5 units in each row), Bottom edging; bands of dark blue and red. Sides; "wrapped" with beading in blue with 2 short sections with green centers, dark blue and red edges. Large green beads caught in free loops along sides, most loops have small brass bells attached in middle. Two (2) thongs on either side. Center of hood in green background with single geometric unit in middle like sides. Flap has "wrapped" edges in blue with dark blue, red and green sections; centers are bands of dark blue at either end with green, red and light blue in middle on one side and red, green and blue and yellow on other. Bottom has single loop of large blue-green beads. |
Length | 65.5 cm |
Width | 60 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Robert Pemberton, 1963 |
Other Number | L-260-21 - Old Loan Number |
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