Baby Carrier
About this object
History of use
Basketry cradles are thought to be of relatively recent origin by some basketry experts, such as Andrea Laforet of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. They may first have appeared in the late 1800s or early 1900s. In the early to mid 20th Century basket makers began expanding their reportoire of shapes and styles for collectors, and many new forms were seen including tea cups, tables, suitcases, and hand bags to name a few.
Cultural context
cash economy; craft market; basketry; children
Physical description
Cradle constructed out of rounded rectangular coiled cedar root basketry. The cradle is formed by an elongated shape with a rounded top end and an angled foot with squared corners. The sides have a bundle foundation with split stitches and are completely imbricated with light yellow-brown grass and red and black cherry bark in a geometric design forming 11 wide v's joined by wide multicoloured bands. The bottom has a slat foundation.
Categories
Materials
Date Made
Before 1916
Date Acquired
20 Apr 1978
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 12.3 cm x 28.5 cm x 68.5 cm
Object Number
Nd682