Cradle

Description

Cradle, of wood, covered with buckskin, decorated with beads, brass tacks, serge cloth and thong fringes, featuring designs from two groups: North America, USA or Canada, Blackfoot and Shoshone-Bannock, mid 19th century

Museum reference

A.1963.473

Collection

Americas

Object name

Cradle

Production information

Unknown
USA, North America
Canada, North America

Date

Mid 19th century

Style / Culture

Blackfoot Confederacy, Plains
Shoshone

Materials

Wood, Buckskin, Beadwork, Serge, Brass

Physical description

Wood covered with buckskin decorated with beads, brass tacks, serge cloth and thong fringes

Collection place(s)

USA, North America
Canada, North America

Exhibitions

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