. Bulletin. Ethnology. BULL, .sni CRADLES 357 Cradles. In North American ethnulo^y, thedevictMii wliich the infant was bound during the first months of life. It served. ACOMA WOMAN WITH CRADLE, for both cradle and baby'^ carriage, more especially tlie latter. In the arctic region, where the extreme cold would have been fatal, cradles were not used, tlie infant being carried about in the hood of the mother's fur ])arka; the jMackenzier. tribes put the baby in a bag of moss. In the warmer regions also, from the boundary of Mexico southward, frames were not universal, but the child, wearing littl
. Bulletin. Ethnology. BULL, .sni CRADLES 357 Cradles. In North American ethnulo^y, thedevictMii wliich the infant was bound during the first months of life. It served. ACOMA WOMAN WITH CRADLE, for both cradle and baby'^ carriage, more especially tlie latter. In the arctic region, where the extreme cold would have been fatal, cradles were not used, tlie infant being carried about in the hood of the mother's fur ])arka; the jMackenzier. tribes put the baby in a bag of moss. In the warmer regions also, from the boundary of Mexico southward, frames were not universal, but the child, wearing little clothing, was in some way attached to the mother and tiorne on her hip, where it ]iartly rode and partly clung, or rested in hammock-like swings. The territory between these extremes was the home of the cradle, which is found in great vari- ety. The parts of a cradle are the l)ody, the bed and covering, the pillow and other appliances for the head, including those for head flattening, the lashing, the foot rest, the l)ow, the awning, the devices for suspension, and the trinkets and amulets, such as dewclaws, serving for rattles and moving attractions as well as for keeping away evil spirits. Cradles differ in form, technic, and decoration. Materials and designs were often selected with great care and much ceremony, the former being those best adapted for tlie purpose that nature provided in each culture area, and they, (juite as much as the wish of the maker, decided the form and decoration. Bark cradles.—These were used in the interior of Alaska and in the Mackenzie drainage basin. They Mere made of a single piece of birch or other bark, bent into the form of a trough, with a hood, and tastefully adorned with quill- work. The bed was of soft fur, the lashing of babiche. They were carried on the mother's back by means of a forehead band. Skill rradh's.—Adoi)ted in the area of the buffalo and other u'leat mannnals. The hide with the hair on was rolled up, in- stead of bark
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