Collection: Warnock

Item Number: WC8708718

Category: Cradle

Region: Plains

Tribe: Kiowa

Period: 1875-1900 - ca. 1880

Materials: Native tanned deerskin; multi-colored glass seed beads; cotton cloth; brass tacks; wood; thread sewn.

Description: Fully beaded baby carrier decorated with geometric and abstract designs against a reddish background. Cradle is supported with wood boards.

Dimensions: Height 44.375 inches 112.8 cm; Width 11.75 inches 29.8 cm.

Provenance:

Jim O'Donnell, Detroit, Michigan
Lessard Collection- SD 742
Epic Fine Arts Co./Masco Corp.

Exhibitions:

Splendid Heritage, The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, February 10, 2009 - March 1, 2010
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wy, May 1, 2010 - October 31, 2010
Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Mo, Febuary 12, 2010 - April 24, 2010

References:

Warnock, John and Marva Warnock, eds, Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Art, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 2009, pp 128

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