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A Navajo-style cradleboard A Skolt Sámi mother with her child in a ǩiõtkâm. Cradleboards (Cheyenne: pâhoešestôtse, 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 ...
Babywearing is the practice of wearing or carrying a baby in a sling or in another form of carrier. Babywearing has been practiced for millennia [ 1 ] around the world. Babywearing is a form of baby transport which can be used for as long as mutually desired, often until toddlerhood and beyond. [ 2 ]
A baby sling or baby carrier is a cloth device, usually of adjustable length, used to carry a baby securely against the wearer's body. [1] Slings have been used for millennia. [ 2 ] They are usually made of soft fabric, and wrap around the carrier's chest.
Baby wearing in a sling was well known in Europe in medieval times, but was mainly seen as a practice of marginalised groups such as beggars and Romani people. [4] A cradleboard is a Native American baby carrier used to keep babies secure and comfortable and at the same time allowing the mothers freedom to work and travel. [5]
A child carrier, especially ones resembling those of Native Americans, is sometimes referred to as a papoose. Papoose (from the Narragansett papoos, meaning "child") [1] is an American English word whose present meaning is "a Native American child" (regardless of tribe) or, even more generally, any child, usually used as a term of endearment, often in the context of the child's mother. [2]
The coolamon in this picture is at top left. It is lined with paperbark, often done when used as a cradle for newborns. Women using coolamons. Coolamon is an anglicised version of the Wiradjuric word guliman [1] used to describe an Australian Aboriginal carrying vessel.
Moore earned a patent for her invention in 1969. Snugli's were sewn by her mother, eventually hiring dozens of women on the farms to keep up with orders. In 1985 Moore and her Husband sold the rights of her product to Gerber Baby Products (eventually bought by Evenflo). At this time Moore helped more than 1.5 million infants with her innovation ...
ERGO Baby, Inc is an American company specializing in the manufacture and sale of baby carriers and other accessories. Woman wears an ERGO Baby brand baby carrier on her back. Ergobaby was founded 2003 by Karin Frost in Maui, Hawaii. [1] Since 2010 Ergobaby is owned by the private equity fund CODI – Compass Diversified Holdings.