Sujet
Cradleboard used as a supportive base for a skin baby carrier
Légende
Cradleboard used as a supportive base for a skin baby carrier, Most Plains tribes sought special favors from the Sacred Powers to protect their children. Thus cradleboards were cut from the centre of a living tree to preserve the heart of life. This cradleboard is carved with a symbol of Morningstar. USA. Plains Indian, Pawnee.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A30_407
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,0Mo (1,2Mo) / 14,7cm x 29,1cm / 1733 x 3436 (300dpi)