Baby Strap
date: label: Accession Date
content: 14 Jun 1913
name: label: Collector
content: John P. Harrington
label: Donor Name
content: John P. Harrington
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Plaited band of white and black cotton cloth with a loop at one end and a round plaited section at the other end. Used for tying girl babies in the cradle. The design is used for girl babies only." Information from "Textiles of the American Southwest" webpage entry on this artifact: Strap, Mohave. Collected in 1911 in Arizona by J. P. Harrington. Acquired by the Smithsonian in 1913. Dimensions: 49 in. x 1.5 in. Technique: Oblique interlaced (braided). Rag weave. Tassel at one end and a loop at the other. Fibers: White and brown strips of cotton cloth. Design: Repeating connecting diamonds in brown on a white background. This design was apparently used for cradle straps for baby girls.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 Jul 2023
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Not Given, Colorado River Valley, Arizona, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Mohave (Mojave)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 055570
label: USNM Number
content: E277983-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Belt