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cradleboard

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cra·dle·board  (krdl-bôrd, -brd)
n.
A board or frame on which an infant is secured, as by binding or wrapping in a blanket, used by certain Native American peoples as a portable cradle and for carrying an infant on the back.


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He draws on social and cultural anthropology, human ethology, evolutionary theory, human biology, and developmental psychology to discuss such topics as the environment of Navajo infancy, the behavior of Navajo and Anglo newborn infants, mother-infant interaction and the cradleboards, the determinants of mother-infant interaction, and development as adaptation.
Other figures are a warrior, a code talker, a silversmith, a cowboy, sports players, and a mother with cradleboard symbolizing the next generation.
Key collection areas feature: • Textiles • Katsina dolls • Pottery • Jewelry • Baskets • Cradleboards • Paintings • Sculpture • World cultures materials Source Arizona Tourist Guide Important Disclaimer The URL in the resource box of this article is not associated with the Arizona Tourist Guide or the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona or any of their employees.
 
 
 
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