Cradleboard of the western Indians: a baby-tending device of cultural importance.

Description: 

Throughout the American southwest and the Great Basin and Plateau regions, American Indian mothers have carried their babies on cradleboards for many centuries. This article relates the history and lists the possible benefits and disadvantages of this custom.

People: 
American Indian
Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Miscellaneous
Original Date: 
1970
Creator: 
Wolman CS.
Rights: 
Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.
Source: 
Clinical Pediatrics 9(5): 306-8.
Publisher: 
Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup, New Mexico.
Identifier: 
9703280
Subject: 
Infant Care, Infant Equipment, Infant Equipment/History
Type: 
Journal Article