Neither empty nor unknown - Montana at the time of Lewis and Clark - an exhibit of the Montana Historical Society (2007) (16665985945)

Title: Neither empty nor unknown : Montana at the time of Lewis and Clark : an exhibit of the Montana Historical Society
Identifier: 212EF88B-B962-43EA-A529-D84BEA1D481E (find matches)
Year: 2007 (2000s)
Authors: Oberst, George; Montana Historical Society
Subjects: Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806); Indians of North America; Natural history
Publisher: (Helena, MT : Montana Historical Society)
Contributing Library: Montana State Library



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Kootenai doll-sized cradleboard, by Gigi Caye and Rosemary Caye, Kootenai (2004); Cree moss bag, by Kathryn Goggles, Cree, (2004); Salish doU-sizcd cradleboard, by Mary Jane Charlo, Salish (2003) Baby carriers used at the time Lewis and Clark visited illustrate the unique cultures and practices of the diverse nations. Moss bags, like the Cree example, predate cradleboards and take their name from the lining of moss or soft leaves that served as diapers. The Crees, whose northern relatives participated in the fur trade, would have decorated the carrier with glass beads for ornamentation. The Kootenais, primarily a forest people, made cradleboards of readily available birch bark and padded it with rabbit fur to keep the infant warm. Native trade networks brought seashells to inland people who had yet to acquire European trade goods, and Corps members would have seen shell decorations on clothing and cradleboards like this doll-sized Salish baby carrier.