Baby Carrier
Item number 3591/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Baby carrier made of hide stretched over wood frame; long sides are rounded, short ends are straight. Wood frame consists of thick carved pieces and split branches; carved pieces make up top and bottom sections of frame, branches form sides. Carved wood pieces are secured with nails; branches bound with floral-patterned fabric. Hide is stitched around top rim of cradle and along short edges. Additional floral-patterned fabric is wrapped around the carved wood sections of the frame. Raised semi-circle extends from top edge, at head of cradle.
Narrative
Found by the donor's mother in 1961, at an old homestead in the Nimpo Lake area (West Chilcotin; Cariboo Chilcotin region).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1961
- Owned by Mary Christmas before September 13, 2022
- Received from Mary Christmas (Donor) on September 13, 2022
What
- Name
- Baby Carrier
- Identification Number
- 3591/1
- Type of Item
- carrier
- Material
- skin, wood, fibre, dye and metal
- Overall
- height 29.8 cm, width 30.0 cm, depth 76.2 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Tsilhqot'in ? or Ulkatcho ?
- Previous Owner
- Mary Christmas
- Received from
- Mary Christmas (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1961
- Ownership Date
- before September 13, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on September 13, 2022
Other
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 3591/0001
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