Caul Charm Item Number: E395335-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "They believe that if this caul or amniotic sack of a child born with it, is kept that they will never drown. Cooper indicates this belief is from the European here."
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
- Caul Charm
- Identification Number
- E395335-0
- Type of Item
- charm
Who
- Culture
- Montagnais, Fort George 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