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From card: "Has porcupine quill embroidery decoration on either side and at ends."Written on the artifact itself in old handwriting: "Chicoutimi, Chateau Saguenay, made by Montagnais Indians"; there also appears to be a price marked of "25." Chicoutimi is a town name, which is now part of Saguenay, Quebec. Chateau Saguenay was the name of a tourist hotel, built in 1898.
From card: "Gift of Harriet Whiskeychan, 1934. Round stick frame completely filled with open mesh looped silk netting, concentric circles of red and white around a blue center. Doubled purple ribbon attached to one side. Used to ward off colds from a baby."Illus. p. 50 in Oberholtzer, Cath. 2012. Dream catchers: legend, lore and artifacts. Richmond Hill, Ont: Firefly Books.
From card: "Gift of Harriet Whiskeychan. 1934. Feathered skin from beneath lower bill of loon, black with white markings, has 2 short strings red beads attached. Kept until next season to honor "Supreme Being" for the loon as food."
From card: "Gift of Mathew Cowboy, 1934. Brown and black feathered heads of green-winged teal, decorated with tassel of printed blue cloth. First of the seasons kill kept until next season for luck."