Posted on January 24, 2012.
Tagged: cradle board, beading, deer hide, Idaho, .
Kootenai baby carrier  (Cradle Board)ca. 1880IdahoWood, deer hide, wool, glass beads, silk, dentalium, conch shells106 x 39 x 8 cmJohn D. Bagley Collection
While floral-style beadwork is characteristic of the Native peoples of the Plateau, the striking yellow beaded background on this cradleboard is unique.

Kootenai baby carrier  (Cradle Board)
ca. 1880
Idaho
Wood, deer hide, wool, glass beads, silk, dentalium, conch shells
106 x 39 x 8 cm
John D. Bagley Collection

While floral-style beadwork is characteristic of the Native peoples of the Plateau, the striking yellow beaded background on this cradleboard is unique.

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