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Baby carrier

Kootenai baby carrier
ca. 1880
Idaho
Wood, deer hide, wool, glass beads, silk, dentalium, conch shells
106 x 39 x 8 cm
John D. Bagley Collection
10/1082

While floral-style beadwork is characteristic of the Native peoples of the Plateau, the striking yellow beaded background on this cradleboard is unique.

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