Cradle Board

Item number A17206 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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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.