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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 18c (p.46).
« Perhaps the most attractive of the roll-up bags, and certainly the one in the best condition, has heavy wool felt pockets covered with strips of loon and grebe feathers, the latter covering the center pocket. The upper and lower pockets have beaded strips of red wool felt at the openings while the middle pocket has a beaded strip of black felt in the same position. At the upper end is a section of blue felt with a beaded cross in the center and a series of short strands of beads around the edges. The binding is gray cotton tape to which are fastened short alternating strips of red and yellow beads and loops of blue and yellow beads; the back is of blue wool felt (fig. 18c). »
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 18c (p.46).
« 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).
« Speck (1935, pp. 190-191) has noted that for the Montagnais, the symbolic pictorial representation of a plant or animal was equivalent to the actual plant or animal and those portrayed were believed to come under the control of the individual human spirit. Dreams played a major part in suggesting the relationship between specific animals or plants and an individual. The spirit was strengthened by having its dream promptings obeyed and success in subsistence activities was thereby assured. »
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.

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).
« Possiblement le plus attrayant des sacs roulés et certainement celui dans la meilleure condition possède des poches de feutre de laine robuste recouvertes de rangées de plumes de huard et de grèbe, les plumes du second couvrant le centre de la poche. Les poches supérieures et inférieures comportent des rangées perlées sur du feutre de laine rouge situé aux ouvertures, tandis que la poche du milieu comporte dans la même position une rangée perlée sur du feutre noir. À l’extrémité supérieure se retrouve une section de feutre bleu avec une croix perlée au centre et des séries de courtes rangées de perles autour des rebords. Les reliures sont faites de ruban de coton gris sur lequel sont attachées des rangées de perles rouges et jaunes, ainsi que des boucles de perles bleues et jaunes; le dos est fait de feutre de laine bleu (fig. 18c). »
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 18c (p.46).
“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).
« Speck (1935, pp. 190-191) a noté que pour les Montagnais, la représentation symbolique picturale d’une plante ou d’un animal était équivalente à la plante ou à l’animal en question et ils croyaient que les sujets de ces représentations se retrouvaient sous le contrôle de l’esprit humain de l’individu. Les rêves jouaient un rôle majeur en suggérant des liens entre une personne et certains animaux ou certaines plantes spécifiques. L’esprit était renforcé lorsque les conseils exprimés par les rêves étaient suivis et le succès des activités de subsistance était alors assuré. »
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.

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