Art of the Americas

Cradleboard

Cradleboards (Cheyenne: pâhoešestôtse, Navajo: 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 Asia. There are a variety of styles of cradleboard. Many Central Asian communities and some indigenous communities in North America still use cradleboards.

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See also

• ▸Andean civilizations
• ▸Cardboard Cathedral
• ▸Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau

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