3 Pronged Bone Implement For Painting Robes Item Number: E89967-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "89967: Illus. in: Hndbook. of N. Amer. Indian, Vol. 6, Subarctic, Fig. 6B, pg. 178 and I.D. there as Naskapi."Illus. p. liii in Turner, Lucien M., Scott A. Heyes, and K. M. Helgen. 2014. Mammals of Ungava & Labrador: the 1882-1884 fieldnotes of Lucien M. Turner together with Inuit and Innu knowledge.A three-pronged bone implement for painting robes. The Innu used fork-like sticks to paint complicated patterns on their clothing.
Item History
- Made in Quebec, Canada
- Collected by Lucien M. Turner in Quebec, Canada
- Received on January 9, 1884
What
- Name
- 3 Pronged Bone Implement For Painting Robes
- Identification Number
- E89967-0
- Type of Item
- paint bone
Who
- Culture
- Innu and Naskapi
- Field Collector
- Lucien M. Turner
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Quebec, Canada
- Collected in
- Quebec, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on January 9, 1884
Other
- Accession Number
- 013922