Baby Carrier Item Number: Nd670 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Flat-bottomed basketry cradle. Large slat coiled, imbricated and beaded cradle. Imbricated animal motif and wrapped rim; beaded at top and imbricated on narrow ends. Sides have a red and yellow horse-like motif. Four hide thongs, one on each side. Bottom is coiled.
History Of Use
'Lie-down' cradle, supported by buckskin thongs looped over each end. It was carried crosswise against the mother's back. Thompson area groups used these usually boldly decorated cradles up to the end of the 19th century.
Cultural Context
transportation; children; basketry
Item History
- Made by Lucy Jim ? (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada before 1950
- Owned by Charles E. Borden before March 5, 1979
- Received from Charles E. Borden (Donor) on March 5, 1979
What
- Name
- Baby Carrier
- Identification Number
- Nd670
- Type of Item
- carrier
- Material
- red alder dye, skin, bear grass and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, imbricated, beaded and coiled
- Overall
- height 14.5 cm, width 27.0 cm, depth 60.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Creator
- Lucy Jim ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Charles E. Borden
- Received from
- Charles E. Borden (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1950
- Ownership Date
- before March 5, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on March 5, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 34
- Accession Number
- 0515/0007