DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Baby in cradleboard doll

NameDoll

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureChinook

Date1920-1972

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumPaint, suede, wool, cotton cloth, wool, hair, rawhide

Dimensions14x6.25x6.25 cm

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Betsy Grant, Lisa Hendrickson and Deborah Kinder, from the Crandall Collection, A.2015.28.

Object numberA.2015.28.58

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionBaby is carved and painted wood with a face of painted black eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth. The hair is black. Lining of cradleboard ho0d is a blue and white fabric. The cradle is grey suede wrapped around the wooden body with a fringe on the bottom and two ties on the torso. There is a long leather strap attached at the top part of the back. The bottom of the body has blue wool fabric.