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Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« Tobacco pouches, particularly the roll-up variety, were frequently closed with the aid of fasteners which also served as pipe cleaners. There are 13 of these in the Speck collection and they are quite similar, consisting of a narrow piece of bone tapered or pointed at one end with a suspension hole at the other. Usually the neck constricts and there is a series of notches around the suspension hole. Another characteristic is parallel or crossed incised lines below the suspension hole. Typical examples are illustrated (fig. 9e,g,i-j). »
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.13, fig 9e, f, g, i, j (p.37).

Translation Of Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« Les blagues à tabac, particulièrement celles qui étaient de style enroulé, étaient fréquemment fermées avec l’aide d’une d’attache qui servait aussi de nettoyeur à pipe. On en retrouve 13 dans la collection de Speck et elles sont toutes assez similaires, faites de pièces étroites d’os fuselé ou pointu à une extrémité et avec un trou de suspension à l’autre. Habituellement, l’encolure se rétrécit et l’on retrouve une série d’encoches autour du trou de suspension. Comme autre caractéristique, on retrouve des lignes parallèles ou croisées incisées sous le trou de suspension. Des exemples typiques sont illustrés (fig. 9e, g, i - j). »
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.13, fig 9e, f, g, i, j (p.37).

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