Cradle

Description

Cradle of leather on a three-sided framework of wooden rods with two carrying-straps of twisted thong, ornamented with cowrie shells: Yemen, Sheikh Othman, Bedouin, 1929

Museum reference

A.1930.658

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Cradle

Production information

Sheikh Othman, Aden, Yemen, West Asia

Date

1929

Style / Culture

Bedouin

Materials

Leather, Wood, Thong, Cowrie shell

Physical description

Leather, framework of wooden rods, carrying-straps of twisted thong; ornamented with cowrie shells

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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