Bear-Chin Charms (Maskokwakaneo) 29 Item Number: E395298-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "These are the skin with the hair of the underside of the lower jaw (chin) of the bear. Some have the tongue bone bound inside, and are folded over. All are decorated on the edge with cloth binding or a string of seed beads. Some have both and a small wool tassel. They are kept out of religious respect and reverence for the bear."
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
- Bear-Chin Charms (Maskokwakaneo) 29
- Identification Number
- E395298-0
- 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