page_title: Cradleboard
hierarchical_section_title: Cradleboard
caption_attribution_description: English: Winter village. Skolt Sami woman and her child in a cradleboard. The mother is wearing a bead-embroidered šaamšiǩ. Suomi: Talvikylä. Kolttavaimo sylissän lapsi gietkkaan eli komsioon kiedottuna. Äidin päässä helmikirjailtu šaamšiǩ.
context_page_description: Cradleboards are traditional protective baby-carriers used by many indigenous cultures in North America and throughout northern Scandinavia amongst the Sámi. There are a variety of styles of cradleboard, reflecting the diverse artisan practises of indigenous cultures. Some indigenous communities in North America still use cradleboards.
context_section_description: Cradleboards (Cheyenne: pâhoešestôtse, Northern Sami: gietkka, Skolt Sami: ǩiõtkâm) are traditional protective baby-carriers used by many indigenous cultures in North America and throughout northern Scandinavia amongst the Sámi. There are a variety of styles of cradleboard, reflecting the diverse artisan practises of indigenous cultures. Some indigenous communities in North America still use cradleboards.
caption: A Skolt Sámi mother with her child in a ǩiõtkâm
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