Loon-Chin Charm Item Number: E395305-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Gift of Harriet Whiskeychan. 1934. Feathered skin from beneath lower bill of loon, black with white markings, has 2 short strings red beads attached. Kept until next season to honor "Supreme Being" for the loon as food."
Item History
- Made in Quebec, Canada
- Collected by Rev. John M. Cooper in Quebec, Canada
- Received from Catholic University Of America on July 6, 1956
What
- Name
- Loon-Chin Charm
- Identification Number
- E395305-0
- Type of Item
- charm
Who
- Culture
- Montagnais, Rupert House and Cree
- Field Collector
- Rev. John M. Cooper
- Received from
- Catholic University Of America
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Quebec, Canada
- Collected in
- Quebec, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on July 6, 1956
Other
- Accession Number
- 211312