beaver pelvis

Item number 1927.1734 . 176465 from the The Field Museum.

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Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« The consulting of oracles so as to determine where and when to hunt and to know the future with reference to the weather, illness, and personal matters was extremely important to the Lake St. John Montagnais. It is a subject that has been discussed in considerable detail by Speck (1935, pp. 138-147). A more recent discussion of the subject, with a different interpretation, is found in Tanner (1979, ch. 6). »
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.
Divination was also practiced with other animal bones. The collection contains two beaver pelvic bones that were used in divination by touch. To learn the outcome of the next hunt, the hunter held the bone over his head and attempted, without looking, to put his finger in the oval opening (Speck, 1935, pp. 160-161; Tanner, 1979, p. 128). »
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.20.

Translation Of Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« La consultation des oracles, qui servait à déterminer où et quand chasser et aussi à connaître le futur, notamment en ce qui a trait aux conditions météo, aux maladies et aux questions personnelles, était extrêmement importante pour les Montagnais du Lac-Saint-Jean. C’est un sujet qui a été discuté de façon très détaillée par Speck (1935, pp. 138-147). Une discussion plus récente sur ce sujet, comportant une interprétation différente, se retrouve dans Tanner (1979, ch. 6). »
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.
« La divination était aussi pratiquée avec d’autres os d’animaux. La collection contient deux os de pelvis provenant de castors qui étaient utilisés en divination par le toucher . Pour connaître les résultats de la prochaine chasse, le chasseur tenait l’os au-dessus de sa tête et tentait, sans regarder, de mettre son doigt dans l’ouverture ovale (Speck, 1935, pp. 160-161; Tanner, 1979, p. 128). »
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.20.

Item History

What

Name
beaver pelvis
Identification Number
1927.1734 . 176465
Type of Item
beaver pelvi
Material
beaver bone

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
Os de pelvis de castor
Matériaux
os de castor
Ethnic Group
Montagnais
Collection
Lake St. John Objects
Provenience
North America, Canada, Quebec, Labrador, Lake St. John

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