moss bags
- Scope note
- Cloth covering attached to Native North American cradleboards, often decorated with floral or iconographic beadwork. Designed to hold babies to the cradleboard; moss is usually placed in the bottom of the bag to cushion the baby and act as a diaper. Name is derived from this moss.
- Date of creation: 18-Nov-2024
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024