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Cradleboard
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Ranita Hill
Date

c. 2000
Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G261
Cradleboard, Ranita Hill
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This contemporary version of a historic Apsaalooka object, was created to swaddle an infant. The child would be comfortably secure in a cradleboard; leather surrounds the child on all sides and is fastened with a series of beaded ties.
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Medium: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Beadwork | Animal hide, beads, felt
Size: 42 15/16 x 11 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (109.06 x 29.85 x 14.61 cm)
Creation Place: North America, United States, Great Plains region
Culture: Apsaalooka (Crow), North America, United States, Great Plains region
Style: 21st century
Inscriptions: Sticker on strap on back: dealer's sticker
Physical Description: slightly flexible; green and purple felt trim; geometric beading at top, three pairs of straps and bottom; fringe at top and bottom
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of funds from the N. Bud and Beverly Grossman Foundation in honor of Dr. Evan M. Maurer, Director Emeritus, for his visionary leadership of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1988-2005
Accession Number: 2004.70.3
Rights: Copyright of the artist, artist's estate, or assignees
Artist: Ranita Hill
Role: Maker
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Added to Site: March 1, 2009
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