Cradle Board Item Number: A17206 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cradle board with a doll laced-up inside the bundle. The doll is covered in a beige and white striped blanket so that only the head is visible. The beige blanket is partially wrapped by a black cover with red trim and white stitching. There is white fibre lashing the black and red cover together, securing the doll within. The black and red cover is attached to a wooden board, upon which the doll rests. There is a small pillow under the doll's head. Attached to the sides of the board and extending upwards in an arch is a multicoloured bead covered wooden frame with beaded hide fringes.
Narrative
The cradle board is said to have been illustrated in Marian Smith's book about the Puyallup-Nisqually. Smith said Peter Kalama retrieved it from the rafters of his uncle's house, on Nisqually flats, saying he himself had been reared on it. The doll was made by Peter's wife (from Warm Springs), so the thongs and wrappings etc. could be shown as they would have been tied with a real baby.
Item History
- Made in Nisqually, Washington, USA before 1900
- Collected during 1935
- Owned by Marian Smith before January 1957
- Received from Marian Smith (Donor) during January 1957
What
- Name
- Cradle Board
- Identification Number
- A17206
- Type of Item
- board
- Material
- wood, glass, rawhide skin, plastic ? and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- stitched and laced
- Overall
- height 10.9 cm, width 42.5 cm, depth 15.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Nisqually
- Previous Owner
- Marian Smith
- Received from
- Marian Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nisqually, Washington, USA
When
- Creation Date
- before 1900
- Collection Date
- during 1935
- Ownership Date
- before January 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during January 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2158/0010