Chukchansi Baby Boy Cradleboard

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Chukchansi Baby Boy Cradleboard

Chukchansi Baby Boy Cradleboard

Name/Title

Chukchansi Baby Boy Cradleboard

Description

Beautiful smaller sized cradleboard (maybe a second one?) made for a baby boy, wonderfully decorated with stitches of redbud and spots and diagonal lines painted on with red pigment. It is interesting to note that the redbud stitching elements are sewn from the left side across to the right side then back again and end up wrapped on the left edge.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Chukchansi
Native American

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10-1/8 in

Length

23-1/2 in

Material

Sourberry Shoots, Redbud, Sedge

Twined Basket Details

Twined Finish

Compound binding, coiled finish

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Open Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Sourberry Shoots

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Redbud, Sedge

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Twined Construction Notes

The lattice twining is a result of four horizontal stiffening rods stitched to the back, as well as the attachment of the hood.

Other Decoration Materials and Types

Decoration Material

Red Earth Pigment

Decoration Type

Applied