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Cradleboard

NameCradleboard
Date1875-1895
Mediumsewn hide with wood backboard, Crow stitch beaded glass beads, metal buttons, coin, and hawk bells, wool, commercial leather, sinew, linen
Dimensions64 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (163.8 x 26.7 x 19.1 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of Kenneth S. "Bud" and Nancy Adams
Object number2015.8.138
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