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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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Thunder-Bird Charm (Piesikan)E395315-0

From card: "Gift of Mathew Cowboy, 1932 who made it up for Dr. Cooper, supposedly in old style. Oblong, black wool front, and speckled red cotton behind on a semi-stiff inside. Bound in blue ribbon on edge, decorated with large open hour-glass shaped design in red, white and blue beads, also 4 beaded outline designs of animals - bird , deer, beaver and another border design of small blue & orange beaded triangles. Sacred kept hidden, worn only when hunting. Supposed to represent the thunder-bird achieved in a dream."

Culture
Montagnais, Rupert House and Cree
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Caul CharmE395335-0

From card: "They believe that if this caul or amniotic sack of a child born with it, is kept that they will never drown. Cooper indicates this belief is from the European here."

Culture
Montagnais, Fort George and Cree
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Snow Goose-Chin CharmE395306-0

From card: "A bit of white feathered skin; decorated with 2 blue wool tasseled, white and blue bead strings. The snow goose is known as a. "wavey".

Culture
Montagnais, Rupert House and Cree
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Bear-Chin Charms (Maskokwakaneo) 29E395298-0

From card: "These are the skin with the hair of the underside of the lower jaw (chin) of the bear. Some have the tongue bone bound inside, and are folded over. All are decorated on the edge with cloth binding or a string of seed beads. Some have both and a small wool tassel. They are kept out of religious respect and reverence for the bear."

Culture
Montagnais, Rupert House and Cree
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Net CharmE395312-0

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.

Culture
Montagnais, Rupert House and Cree
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Loon-Chin CharmE395305-0

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."

Culture
Montagnais, Rupert House and Cree
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Duck-Head Charms 2E395308-0

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."

Culture
Montagnais, Rupert House and Cree
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Gnat Charm (With Doll Cothes)E90042-0
Bear Shoulder-Blade CharmE395299-0

From card: "Gift of Ethel Stevens, 1934. Just the unworked scapula of a bear kept hung on a tree out of respect to the bear."

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