CRADLEBOARD

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

CRADLEBOARD

Entry/Object ID

143/3004

Description

WOOD FRAME/NAIL HEAD/GREEN ALL OVER BEADWORK WITH DESIGN IN PURPLE AND BROWN/FRINGED PER SARAH ELDER, CURATOR OF COLLECTIONS, J.F. QUINN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE KIRK FAMILY OF INDIAN TRADERS NEAR GALLUP, N.M.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Arapaho
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Cradleboard

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Carrier, Child

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Human-Powered Vehicles

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

12 in

Length

40 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

JOHN F. QUINN CO.; GALLUP, NEW MEXICO HLG LEDGER VOL. II, P. 175, ITEM # 6 INVOICES DATED 6/3 TO 8/31/1912