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Caribou Teeth Cradle Charms 5E395297-0

From card: "Gift of Philip Witci & Harriet Whiskeychan 1933-34. Each consists of 8 upper teeth in a section of the top of the mouth. Used as cradle charms."

Culture
Montagnais, Rupert House and Cree
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Pipe And StemE395293-0

From card: "Gift of James Corston, 1932, a white man of this Indian area. Grey steatite pipe bowl in form of a hatchet with a few excised line decorations, and attached by a string of 5 strands of beads from a hole in its base to the middle of the solidly beaded wooden stem. Green, white and red beads are a modern innovation."

Culture
Montagnais, Eastmain and Cree
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Snowshoe Lacing NeedleE395321-0
FishhookE395282-0
Loon Feather DecorationE395276-0
Beaver Charm (Amiskokan)E395310-0

From card: "Made of black velvet, stuffed with sawdust or shavings, lozenge-shaped, rounded ends, double row of white beads around edge, loops pink beads represent the legs. Braided red cord at nose end. Indian donor had never seen another such beaver charm."

Culture
Montagnais, Rupert House and Cree
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Bone ScraperE395286-0
Caribou Skin TasselE395277-0
Birch Gall TinderE395334-0
Duck-Head CharmE395307-0

From card: "Gift of Josephine McLeod, 1934. Small yellow and brown duck head decorated with short strings of red and blue beads, and tassels of red and purple ribbon. The first of its kind each year so is prepared and kept until next season in thankfulness for the bird as food."

Culture
Montagnais, Rupert House and Cree
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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