Much like many Native American tribes, the Saami used and still use cradleboards, called gïerhkeme in South Saami, gietkka in North Saami and gietgam in Pite Saami and Lule Saami (aren’t you happy I am a linguist, look at all the new words you’re learning tonight!) .
And naturally our cradleboards are better than your cradleboards.
Class dismissed.
LALALALALALA I CANNAE HEAR YE!
Yes.
This is indeed a challenge.
gietka are good for: being hung from a branch while you pick some berries or do other non-child-rearing stuff being hung...
My mother had a small cradleboard for dolls when she was little. My grandmother showed it to me when I was little,