Bidspirit auction | Antique Native American Indian Papoose

Antique Native American Indian Papoose Cradleboard - Very fine Native American Indian papoose/baby cary/cradleboard c.1930'sNon-Native Americans call these cradleboards papoose, but Native Americans call the baby a papoose and the carrier a cradleboard. The Algonquian word papoos means child. The word originally came from the Narragansett tribe.These cradleboards vary greatly from tribe to tribe. Some are extremely decorated with great beading, others are more practical.Great example of original Native American piece of history.