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Papoose Carriage (Book One, Card 12) Papoose CarriageIn the Comanche tribe, the newborn was wrapped and spent a few days in the tipi with its mother. The mother returned to work after placing the baby in a cradleboard. She could easily hold the cradleboard on her back or prop it against a tree so the …

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Indian Loom (Book One, Card 11) Indian loomNajavo is a native tribe who use such techniques for tool, making baby carriage and looming.  The Navajos brought their weaving traditions to the southwest, but they learned to weave cotton on upright looms from Pueblo cultures. Navajo blankets were mentioned by the first Spaniards who visited the …