Cradle made from oval basswood base with basswood bark sides bent and stitched. Base has four holes for carrying straps and a starburst of decorative holes near one end.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1840
Place
State/Province
Maine
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Abenaki
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