Envelope for Tikinagan

After being carefully swaddled in a blanket, the infants are inserted into envelopes such as this one to aid transportation. The swaddled child can then be placed in a tikinagan (baby carrier) or in a kind of small hammock that used to hang in a corner of the house. Originally, these wraps were made from a single beaver skin, with the fur facing inwards. Wooden tikinagans also come with their own laced cover, sewn directly onto the wooden...