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Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« Among the most highly decorated items in the Speck collection are six roll-up sewing bags used by women to hold needles, thread or sinew, and other sewing materials. All are approximately rectangular in shape and have three pockets or compartments. Since each is quite distinctive, they will be described separately. »
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, fig 17c (p.45).
« A smaller and less ornate bag also has strips of white fox fur ornamenting the lower halves of the pockets, much of which has deteriorated, revealing a cotton lining underneath. The upper halves of the pockets are alternating black, red, and blue strips of wool felt and the specimen is trimmed on the sides with purple cotton tape; the upper and lower edges have narrow strips of light green tape and the back is a single strip of black wool felt. There are loops of seed beads sewn to each side and beaded designs on the upper halves of the pockets (fig. 17c).»
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.11, fig 17c (p.45).
« The four roll-up bags that have just been described were collected among the Natasquan band. The remaining two bags, from Lake St. John, are made entirely from cloth. »
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.11, fig 16b, 17b et c, 18c (p.44).

Translation Of Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« Parmi les objets les plus prodigieusement décorés dans la collection de Speck se retrouvent six sacs roulés à couture, utilisés par les femmes pour ranger les aiguilles, le fil ou les tendons et autres matériaux de couture. Tous ont une forme approximativement rectangulaire et ont trois poches ou compartiments. Comme chacun est plutôt distinctif, ils seront décrits séparément. »
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, fig 16b (p.45).
“Un sac plus petit et moins décoré a des bandes de fourrure de renard blanc, en grande partie endommagées, ornant la moitié inférieure des poches et, laissant voir la doublure de coton. La moitié haute des poches est décorée de bandes de feutre alternativement noir, rouge et bleu. L’objet est bordé sur les côtés avec un ruban de coton mauve; les bordures haute et basse sont décorées de rubans étroits vert clair, et le dos est une bande unique de feutre de laine noir. Des boucles de petites perles sont cousues sur chaque côté et des motifs perlés sont cousus sur la moitié haute des poches.”
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.11, fig 17c (p.45).
“Les quatre sacs roulés qui ont été décrits précédemment ont été collectés auprès de la bande Natashquan. Les deux sacs restants, venant du Lac Saint- Jean, sont faits entièrement de tissu.
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.11, fig 16b, 17b et c, 18c (p.44).

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