Kiowa Cradleboard Maker: The Art and Tradition of Vanessa
Jennings (1999, 30 min.)
Director: Scott Swearingen and Sandy Rhoades
Indian people of many tribes celebrate and honor the birth of
a child with a cradleboard. Vanessa Jennings, a Kiowa beadworker
and cradleboard maker, carries on this tradition. Crafted from
wood and rawhide, beautifully decorated, cradleboards link families
and generations.
Image credit: Audience at Club Red Radio,
2000 Native American Film and Video Festival - photograph by Amalia Córdova,
NMAI
