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More than a cradle.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

History Today,  October, 2004  by Godfrey, C.M.

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The picture of an 'Early cradle made by an Ojibway' (Frontline, August) requires further identification. The object is a tickanoggan. It was more a carrying basket than a cradle. It was borne by the mother on her back with a strap (or tump) over her forehead. A tickanoggan had the advantage that it could be stood against a tree or rock. If it fell forward the ...

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