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Miniature; Cradle Board Doll

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Date
c. 1890
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.1008
Description
A miniature beaded cradleboard with doll. The board has a red edge, dark blue background with an inset beaded design in yellow, brown and red in a flower shape. The cradle is soft buckskin with beading around edge, a rose and two small circles. Fringes. A small doll is in the cradle.
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Title
Miniature; Cradle Board Doll
Date
c. 1890
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Description
A miniature beaded cradleboard with doll. The board has a red edge, dark blue background with an inset beaded design in yellow, brown and red in a flower shape. The cradle is soft buckskin with beading around edge, a rose and two small circles. Fringes. A small doll is in the cradle.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
playthings
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
108.05.1008
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