Cradles of the American aborigines / by Otis T. Mason. With, Notes on the artificial deformation of children among savage and civilized peoples / by J.H. Porter [microform]

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by  Mason, Otis T., 1838-1908

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^DLES OF THE AMERICAN
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ITH NOTES ON THE ARTIFICIAL DEFORMATION OF CHILDREN
AMONG SAVAGE AND CIVILIZED PEOPLES.
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WITH NOTES ON THE ARTIFICIAL DEFORMATION OF CHILDREN
AMONG SAVAGE AND CIVILIZED PEOPLES.
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Many »nu>.stions in aiitliiopolityy depend lor tlieir answerM|>(»n a e<»r-
reet knowledj^e of tlie manner in wliicli tlie eliild passes tiie liist year
of its life.
It is eoninioniy lielievrd tiiat llic sliape of tiio head and, indeed, of
tlie whole frame is modified liy the «!iinlle. From tiiiu' to time tlio /
National Museum at Wiishin;;toii ii. eome into possession of' eradh's
and eradie-frames from the farthest north of their limit to t':e t'arthcst
south. A deseription of these with accurate drawinj^s is herein given
in order to throw further light upon the problem.
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Deformation of the head, as is well iiiiown, is hotli designed and un-
designed, Amoni'Jiif ('liinuks inul otiicr tribes near tlit'inoiitli of(12^
("olumhia Itiverand northward,liatleiiing ofthe iiead was intentioiially
prilTrtrretfTrriTTTlafiTiFrToTie hen-afI«'rj^lj^yirieTir,
T'Tidi'sTgiTedTit^iTsTTTi^HiTgTsr~l»elie\e(l to have rt'siilted among the
Mound people as well as among our modern Indians, es|ieeially in the
oc'ei|iital legion, from the eontaet of the soft and pliable head of the
infant with the cradle board or frame, even with the downy pillow.
In both Americas the majority of aliorigiiial children were coiiliiied
ill some sort of cradle from their birth until they were able to walk J
about. The cradle during thisperiod .serves many i»urposes
(1) It is a mere nest for the helpless infant. : / T
{'-) It is a bed so constructed and manipulated as to enable thechild
to sleep (fither in a vertical or a horizontal position.
f (.'{) It is a vehicle in which the child is to be transported, chietly on
the mother's ba(;k bynieaiisofa stra[) over thefou'liead,but fretiuently
dangling like a bundle at the saddle-bow. This function, of course,
always niodilies the structure of the cradle, and, indeed, may have
determined its very existence amongnomadic tribes.
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