Cradleboard
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Cradleboards are traditional protective baby-carriers used by many indigenous cultures in North America, throughout northern Scandinavia among the Sámi, and in the traditionally nomadic cultures of Ce
A Navajo-style cradleboard
A Skolt Sámi mother with her child in a ǩiõtkâm
Atikamekw cradleboard
Iroquois cradle board
Baby transport
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Various methods of transporting children have been used in different cultures and times. These methods include baby carriages, infant car seats, portable bassinets, strollers, slings, backpacks, baske
Cradleboard
…awéétsʼáál, Northern Sami: gietkka, Skolt Sami: ǩiõtkâm, Inari Sami: kietkâm, Pite Sami: gietkam, Kazakh: бесік, Kyrgyz: бешік) are traditional protective baby-carriers used by many indigenous cultures in North America, throughout northern Scandinavia among the Sámi, and in the traditionally nomadic cultures of Central…
A wicker pram
A travois being used to transport infants
Navajo child in a cradleboard, Window Rock, Arizona, 1936
An ergonomic carrier worn on the back