Yokuts Baby Boy Cradleboard

Twined Basket

DPR Collections

Name/Title

Yokuts Baby Boy Cradleboard

Description

Full sized cradleboard made for a baby boy. It retains remnants of the hand-woven strap used to secure the baby, the home-tanned leather attachments, and remnants of the soaproot paste used to stiffen the back.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Yokuts

Native American

Dimensions

Height

11-1/2 in

Width

13-5/8 in

Length

30 in

Material

Sourberry Shoots, Sedge, Leather, Yarn, Soaproot Paste

Twined Basket Details

Twined Finish

Compound binding, coiled finish

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Open Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Lattice Twining

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Sourberry Shoots

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Sourberry Shoots, Sedge

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Other Decoration Materials and Types

Decoration Material

Leather

Decoration Type

Applied

Decoration Material

Yarn

Decoration Type

Applied

Decoration Material

Soaproot Paste

Decoration Type

Applied