Paiute Cradleboard

Twined Basket

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Paiute Cradleboard

Name/Title

Paiute Cradleboard

Description

Neat old cradleboard or baby carrier, decorated with pearl-sized white beads, tiny blue and clear beads, black cloth with tiny white polka dots, and pink/red cloth with other diagonal design. My guess is Northern Paiute- possibly Pyramid Lake or Walker Lake.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Basin

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Paiute

Native American

Dimensions

Height

9-5/8 in

Width

9 in

Length

28 in

Material

Willow, Cotton Cloth, Beads

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

Willow

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Willow

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Other Decoration Materials and Types

Decoration Material

Cotton Cloth

Decoration Type

Applied

Decoration Notes

Diagonal lines in red cotton cloth across the middle of the hood. The face side of the hood has a strip of pink, white, light green and gold/mustard colored cloth sewn on . The reinforcing rods along the front of the cradle are tied in place with black cotton cloth that has small white polkadots on it

Decoration Material

Beads - Glass

Decoration Type

Applied

Decoration Notes

The face side of the hood is lined with beads, the pattern of which begins with a larger white bead, followed by a smaller clear glass bead, then a tiny turquoise bead.