Lot 179A

Vintage Iroquois Onondaga Wood Cradle Board

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Vintage Iroquois Onondaga Wood Cradle Board

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Starting Bid: $400

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October 2, 2025 8:00 AM MDT (In Progress)
Live Auction
Louisville, CO, US


Description:

Native American, Northeast, New York, Iroquois, Onondaga tribe, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine wooden cradleboard from the Onondaga tribe of upstate New York featuring an elongated, trapezoidal body with a petite foot rest at the bottom and a bentwood crossbar. Grandmothers or other older women relatives would make cradleboards to keep the baby safe and easily moved or laid nearby where their mothers were working. Size: 11.1" L x 11.5" W x 30.25" H (28.2 cm x 29.2 cm x 76.8 cm)

Provenance: private Houston, Texas, USA collection; ex-private Houston, Texas, USA, collection, acquired before 2000

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  • Condition: One side of strap is missing peg. Some stable fissures to wood with a few nicks and small chips to edges. Otherwise, body is intact and in good vintage condition with nice patina throughout.

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