pack strap

Item number 1927.1734 . 176334 from the The Field Museum.

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Translation Of Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« Rassemblant grandement a un collier de portage, on retrouve une courroie de transport cérémonielle pour le gibier, un article important faisant partie de l’équipement religieux du chasseur et utilisé pour la pacification du gibier. De tels "courroies", ainsi que leur portée, sont décrites par Rogers (1967, p. 114), et avec beaucoup de détails par Speck (1935, pp. 203-212), et Speck et Hyde (1921). La collection contient un seul exemplaire fait de deux pièces de peau d’orignal tannée de 233 cm de long, et s’étirant au centre sur une largeur de 3 cm. Les deux pièces sont cousues ensemble avec du fil au centre de la section étirée. Des bandes de feutre rouge et de courtes pièces de cordage envelopé dans de la soie, symbolisant la chasse, sont cousues par intervalles sur toute la longueur. (fig. 32k). »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec."" Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.19, fig 32k (p.60).

Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« Closely resembling a tumpline is the ceremonial game carrying string, which was an important item in the religious equipment of hunters and was related to the placation of game animals. Such "strings" and their significance are described by Rogers (1967, p. 114) and, in considerable detail, by Speck (1935, pp. 203-212) and Speck and Hyde (1921). The collection contains a single example made of two pieces of tanned moose skin 233 cm long which widens in the center to a width of 3 cm. The two pieces are sewn together with twine at the center of the widened section. At intervals along the entire length are sewn strips of red wool felt and short pieces of silk-wrapped cording which symbolize game (fig. 32k). »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec."" Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.19, fig 32k (p.60).

Item History

What

Name
pack strap
Identification Number
1927.1734 . 176334
Type of Item
pack strap
Material
moose skin and ornamented with bright colored cloth

Where

Holding Institution
The Field Museum
Made in
Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada

Who

Culture
Ilnu, Montagnais, Innu, Lake St. John and Lac Saint-Jean

Other

Nom De L'objet
Courroie de transport cérémonielle
Ethnic Group
Montagnais, Lake St. John
Matériaux
peau d'orignal, ornementé avec du tissu de couleur vive
Collection
Lake St. John Objects
Provenience
North America, Canada, Quebec, Labrador, Lake St. John

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