Toy cradle board
Maker
Unknown, Mono
Date20th C
MediumGlass beads, fiber, yarn, willow, redbud?
Dimensions10 1/8” L x 5 1/8” W x 4 3/4” H
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Carol Ann Lorenz
Object numberNA2009.23.LOR
DescriptionToy cradle board (pasak) that appears to be woven of willow and redbud (?). It was probably not intended to be played with by a child. A full-size pasak is the first basket woven for a newborn infant, which is passed through the hood to symbolize its coming into the world.
ClassificationsBasketry
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Unknown, Maidu?
Unknown, Tohono O’odham (Papago)
Flora Thomas