Collection: Warnock

Item Number: WC8708754

Category: Cradle

Region: Northeast

Tribe: Ojibwa-Chippewa - Eastern Ojibwa

Period: 1875-1900 - ca. 1890-1910

Materials: Pine wood; ash wood; multi-colored glass seed beads; commercial leather strap, native tanned deerskin laces; cotton string; cotton cloth; wool cloth; thread sewn.

Description: Cloth cover decorated with beadwork in floral designs using a wide variety of bead colors. Baby carrier is supported by a wood background and a curved face guard.

Dimensions: Height 29.875 inches 76 cm; Width 15.625 inches 39.7 cm.

Provenance:

Lessard Collection- SD 791
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 130

Click on photo for larger picture