Toy Cradle
attributed to Apsáalooke (Crow / Absaroke)
Northern Plains
Plains
about 1890
Wool, calico cotton cloth, canvas, Native-tanned hide, rawhide, glass beads, brass sequins, dentalium shell, thread (possibly recycled leggings)
Overall: 15 9/16 × 4 3/4 × 5 5/16 in. (39.5 × 12.1 × 13.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2008.86
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Recreational Artifacts: Toy
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Plains
Not on view
Exhibition History
Native American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 8, 2011-March 12, 2012.
Provenance
Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico; sold to present collection, 2008.
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