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moss basket

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a moss bag, attached to a cradle-board.

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1927

. . . I saw a squaw fix up her baby in a moss basket as they are called in here [N. Alta]. The foundation is a board a little longer than the baby. The board is very smooth and smaller at each end. The top end has a hole to put a rawhide thong through to hang it by. On both sides are holes to lace it up after the baby is in it. The squaw . . . laid the board on the ground in the teepee and took some moss out of a big sack . . . She spread a layer of the moss four to six inches thick very evenly on the board. Then she placed her little newborn naked baby boy on it and put another layer of moss on up to his armpits. Next she laid a piece of Hudson Bay four-point blanket over him and tucked it in good . . . There were two long rawhide strings at the bottom and now she laced it up good and tight, the strings crossing. . . .