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Cradle

Native American, Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
about 1840
Object Place: Maine, New Brunswick or Nova Scotia, Canda, Eastern (Northeast) Region

Medium/Technique Quillwork, birch bark, pine
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 x 22.5 x 13.3 cm (6 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Partial gift of Jay Gates and Hilsinger Janson Fund for Native American Art
Accession Number2015.881
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsBasketry

ProvenanceAbout 2002, sold from an American private collection to Turkey Mountain Traders (dealer), Scottsdale, AZ (later Evergreen, CO); 2002, sold by Turkey Mountain Traders to Jay Gates, Washington, DC; 2015, sold by Jay Gates, through John Molloy Gallery, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 18, 2015)