Doll Cradle
CultureCree, probably James Bay Cree, Quebec, Canada
Dateca. 1775-1800
MediumWood, native pigment, wool cloth, natural and dyed porcupine quills, glass beads, metal cones, dyed animal hair, thread, and sinew
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 5 3/4 inches (39.37 × 19.69 × 14.61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Diker
Object number2015.55
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DescriptionDoll sized cradle with painted wood backboard and quill and beaded headboard and container and cloth wrap.Published ReferencesTorrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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