DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Cradle Board

NameCradle Board

CulturePaiute

Datec. 1900

Place madeGreat Basin Region, United States, North America

MediumReed, bark, cotton cloth, pigment

Dimensions29 × 13 × 11 1/2 in. (73.6601 × 33.0201 × 29.2101 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.2385

Object numberA.1995.93.2385

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionA flat board with a curved section attached to the widest part of the flat board. Strips of cloth are looped along the edges of the board. Woven and painted designs decorate both sections; colors are tan, dark brown, ecru, red, orange; materials are reed, bark, cotton cloth, pigment; object was woven, wrapped, painted.