Winter Antique Art & Arms Sale, December 19th

Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 9:00 PM UTC

Antique Native American Indian Papoose Cradleboard

Start price: $150

Estimated price: $300 - $600

Buyer's premium:

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.