Native American Photographs

Question in Box on pg. 352
Upon viewing the photographs on page 352, one would infer that all three are pictures of mothers with their babies. You have to be careful, however, the assumptions you make by examining photographs from other cultures. What is acceptable in our culture may be done differently in other cultures. For example: you can not assume by looking at these photographs that the woman and child are even related. Perhaps they are in a tribe where the whole community takes care of the child. The next-door neighbor could be holding the child. Someone could make the assumption that the backpack looking-thing two of the babies are sitting in looks uncomfortable. But holding a baby while traveling long-distances during the day could be dangerous for both the woman and the baby.