DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Baby in cradleboard pin
NameFigural pin
CultureNavajo
Date1955 - 1958
(not assigned)North America
MediumWood, cotton, wool, metal
Dimensions1 3/4 × 9/16 × 3/4 in. (4.4 × 1.5 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mary Daniels, A.2012.20.8
Terms
- Fort Defiance
Object numberA.2012.20.8
DescriptionBaby in cradleboard has small brass safety pin attached to back for wearing. Cradleboard has head protector and two projecting "ears." Baby is wrapped in a white cotton blanket with thread ties and has a white face and black hair, painted dot eyes and red dot mouth. A small piece of red felt is attached at back, to which the safety pin is attached.
c. 1960
c. 1900
c. 1960
early 20th c.
c. 1960
c. 1960
