Pomo Cradleboard

In historical times, Pomo tradition infants spent their first month in a temporary cradle of matting and were then transferred to the permanent basketry cradle. A Pomo cradle is made by the maternal grandmother after the birth of the baby. The cradles are shaped like a scoop and made of bent willow rods bound together with lashings of native or cotton cord.
The top of the cradle is open-ended, and a willow hoop is attached to serve as a head protector. It is also used to hold the shape of the cradle. The tightly bound child sits in the curve of the cradle and is padded with shredded tule reeds. The baby's legs would dangle over the edge. Tiny baskets and feathers were suspended from the hoop as decoration, but as the baby was wrapped and laced so securely that it could not move, the trinkets were there to be seen and not as play objects.
In expectation of future children, a design was placed on the cradle. A "U" design was placed on the left side if a baby girl was preferred next, and a "V" design was placed on the right if a boy was preferred.
Cradle in Eastern Pomo language - xai-katolLi
Cradle in Clear Lake Pomo dialect-buuxalia