Cradle Item Number: 1983-13/45SK59B/1 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
"Class IV Basketry, twilled-limb cradle" David Munsell, 1976 Excavation of the Conway Wetsite. Three main pieces along with many smaller broken fragments. Two of the main pieces represent the edges of the cradle: one is around two feet long and broken at one end, the other is around fourteen inches long. The third main piece represents a portion of the body of the cradle, which is now very loosely woven and falling apart. See condition report. This object was assigned a temporary catalog number for loan purposes. (A. Watts 3/13/2003)
Dimension Details
Width(Width is the total approx. width of cradle attached to silk crepeline.)
Credit Line
University of Washington Field Party Expedition
Geographical Search Terms
North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Skagit County Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Item History
- Collected by David Munsell on January 1, 1969
What
- Name
- Cradle
- Identification Number
- 1983-13/45SK59B/1
- Type of Item
- cradle
- Material
- cedar wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- twill plaited
- Overall
- length 61.0 cm, width 51.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g
Who
- Field Collector
- David Munsell
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on January 1, 1969
Other
- Accession Number
- 1983-13
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Site Number
- 45-SK-59B
- Object Category
- Woven Material
- Object Sub Category
- Basketry