Basket cradle

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Culture/People: probably Interior Salish (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye/MAI from an unknown source circa 1916.
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Place: Fraser River; British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Interior Salish; Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/1944
Barcode: 051944.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Object Name: Basket cradle
Media/Materials: Cedar root/roots, bear grass, cherry bark
Techniques: Coiled, imbricated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws692821143-f57a-452e-bf61-4561425f10cc

Record ID: NMAI_55993