Baby Carrier Item Number: 3591/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Baby carrier made of hide stretched over a wood frame; long sides are rounded, short ends are straight. Wood frame consists of thick carved pieces and split branches; carved pieces make up top and bottom sections of frame, branches form sides. Carved wood pieces are secured with nails; branches bound with floral-patterned fabric. Hide is stitched around top rim of cradle and along short edges. Additional floral-patterned fabric is wrapped around the carved wood sections of the frame. Raised semi-circle extends from top edge, at head of cradle.

History Of Use

Used to hold and carry a baby.

Narrative

Found by the donor's mother in 1961, at an old homestead at Nimpo Lake (West Chilcotin region).

Item History

What

Name
Baby Carrier
Identification Number
3591/1
Type of Item
carrier
Material
skin, wood, fibre and metal
Overall
height 29.8 cm, width 30.0 cm, depth 76.2 cm

Who

Culture
Tsilhqot'in ? or Ulkatcho ?
Previous Owner
Mary Christmas
Received from
Mary Christmas (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Collected in
Nimpo Lake, British Columbia, Canada

When

Collection Date
during 1961
Ownership Date
before September 13, 2022
Acquisition Date
on September 13, 2022

Other

Condition
poor
Accession Number
3591/0001