grease in intestine
Item number 1927.1734 . 176457 from the The Field Museum.
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Translation Of Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article
« La bouche est fermée par un bouchon de bois (fig. 5i). Un contenant de graisse fait à partir de la vessie d’une loutre servait au chasseur à transporter la graisse froide d’ours afin de l’ajouter à leur nourriture. On croyait que boire de la graisse d’animal induisait des rêves et était donc un élément important dans la pratique de la magie (Speck, 1935, pp. 180-181). Ce spécimen est en très mauvaise condition et sa dimension et sa forme originale ne peuvent être déterminées. »
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.10.
Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article
« The mouth is closed by a wooden plug (fig. 5i). A grease container made from the bladder sac of an otter was for cold bear grease that hunters carried with them to add to their food. The drinking of animal grease was also believed to induce dreaming and was thus an important element in the practice of magic (Speck, 1935, pp. 180-181). This specimen is in very poor condition and its original size and shape cannot be determined. »
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.10.
Item History
- Made in Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada
What
- Name
- grease in intestine
- Identification Number
- 1927.1734 . 176457
- Type of Item
- grease in intestine
- Material
- caribou intestine container with cold bear grease wrapped in a roll of birch bark
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Field Museum
- Made in
- Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Ilnu, Montagnais and Innu
Other
- Nom De L'objet
- Contenant de graisse
- Matériaux
- contenant en intestin de caribou, avec de la graisse d'ours froide, enveloppé dans un rouleau d'écorce de bouleau
- Ethnic Group
- Montagnais
- Collection
- Lake St. John Objects
- Provenience
- North America, Canada, Quebec, Labrador, Lake St. John
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