Toy cradleboard
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Call Number |
CHS-X3260 |
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Title |
Toy cradleboard |
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Summary |
Shows a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard. It is constructed of a rectangular board, buckskin, red velveteen and canvas and decorated with copper, button, fringe, white, blue, red and yellow glass beads. The cradle has a hood and the front was painted yellow originally. |
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Date |
1880 |
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Notes |
Accession ID: E.246; History Colorado.; Condition: Curatorial note supplied by History Colorado: Soiled and full of holes.; From History Colorado notes: "Ute doll cradleboard consists of rounded rectangular support head covered with buckskin. Top is decorated with semi-circle of white, blue, red and yellow beads across front and fringe across back. The sack for doll has lengthwise decoration of alternating rows of blue, yellow and red beads with white beads. Entrance of sack is finished with strip of red velveteen embellished with rows of blue and yellow beads around edge. Hood of rushes is edged around face with yellow material; piece of white material is tacked to one side. Strings of copper and light blue attached to each side of entrance. Bottom of board finished with fringe. Back has thong loop. Close to top; thongs and strip of canvas close to bottom. Front was painted yellow originally." The beads on the cradleboard are Italian glass.; Object ID: E.246.1; Scanned image from loaned transparency including Object ID.; Title supplied.; R7200032601 |
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Physical Description |
1 cradleboard : buckskin ; 48 x 22 cm. (19 x 8 1/2 in.) |
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Is Part Of |
History Colorado, Department of Material Culture |
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Subject |
Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.
Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.
Cradleboards--1880-1890. |
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Rights |
Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact History Colorado: http://www.historycolorado.org/researchers/reproduction-commercial-use-fees |
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Reproduction Available for Purchase |
Yes |
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Type of Material |
Toys.; Imaged. |
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Format-Medium |
Historical object |
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Identifier |
E.246; E.246.1 |
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Filename |
20003260.TIF |
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