Doll Cradle
Name/Title
Doll CradleEntry/Object ID
1996.21.1Description
Basketry doll cradle made of ash splints. It has a long basket base with a hood that is woven in one with the base. The exterior weave of the basketry is decorated throughout with regular loops, or cowis. It is set on 2 wooden rockers set perpendicularly from the cradle bed, each with a rounded bottom. Inside is a pink padded mat/mattress and a pink pillow. They are stuffed with wool, and the mattress is tied quilted. The name "Lula Willis" is written in pencil on one of the rockers.Context
Owned by Lula Willis in Bridgewater, Vermont.Acquisition
Accession
1996.21Source or Donor
Eaton Auction ServiceAcquisition Method
PurchaseMade/Created
Date made
circa 1880Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Abenaki
Native American