Cradle Figure
Item number 3525/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Carving of an infant strapped into a dugout-style carved wooden cradle, with a carved head-presser over and around the infant's head. Cradle has a slanted headboard and rectangular footboard; top half of footboard attached separately. Top edge of headboard and top corners of sides have been painted dark grey; entire footboard and top corners of sides have been painted dark brown-black. Infant is wrapped in a blanket with only its face, neck and feet visible. The head-presser covers the infant's eyes. The frowning mouth is incised; upper lip and long nose done in relief. Straps and rings are carved in relief. Legs of figure are in an elevated position, resting on a slanted platform.
History Of Use
Representations of this kind, depicting a baby in a cradle, were traditionally made for use in Nuu-chah-nulth ceremonies honouring a baby. The headpiece over the figure’s forehead represents the cedar-bark padding used to flatten a baby’s forehead in order to achieve the desired head shape; on an actual child, such padding would have been ceremonially removed at ritual occasions where carvings like this one may also have been used.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada during 1900
- Owned by Howard Roloff before September 2, 2021
- Owned by Gary R. Bell before September 15, 2021
- Received from Gary R. Bell (Donor) on September 15, 2021
What
- Name
- Cradle Figure
- Identification Number
- 3525/1
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- wood and paint
- Overall
- height 15.5 cm, width 14.2 cm, depth 52.2 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Howard Roloff and Gary R. Bell
- Received from
- Gary R. Bell (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before September 2, 2021 and before September 15, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3525/0001
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