Cradleboard

Cradleboard

1875, 1890s, 1875, c.1880
Culture
Cheyenne
Country
United States
Object
cradleboard
Medium
Leather, rawhide, beads, wood, brass, and cloth
Accession Number
1949.61
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition funds

Cheyenne artist, Cradleboard, about 1880. Hide, rawhide, beads, wood, brass, and cloth; 41⅝ x 10 x 9½ in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds, 1949.61

Dimensions
length: 41 5/8 in, 105.7275 cm; width: 10 in, 25.4000 cm; height: 9 1/2 in, 24.13 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Purchased 1949 from Carl Swanstrom, Los Angeles, CA by the Denver Art Museum
Exhibition History
  • “Stampede: Animals in Art” — Denver Art Museum, 9/10/2017