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Sinew, Piece50.1/7719
Sinew50.1/7711
bear tongue sinew1927.1734 . 176440

« The consulting of oracles so as to determine where and when to hunt and to know the future with reference to the weather, illness, and personal matters was extremely important to the Lake St. John Montagnais. It is a subject that has been discussed in considerable detail by Speck (1935, pp. 138-147). A more recent discussion of the subject, with a different interpretation, is found in Tanner (1979, ch. 6). » 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.19. « Also associated with respect for a bear's spirit is the removal of an animal's tongue sinew which was taken from the carcass by the killer. To do so was believed not only to placate the bear's spirit, but to be a way of announcing the killing of the animal to the hunter's family without mentioning it by name. » 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.20.

Culture
Ilnu, Montagnais and Innu
Material
bear tongue sinew
Made in
Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada
Holding Institution
The Field Museum
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Reindeer SinewE153502-0
Sinew Cord60/7087
Sinew Belt60/7061
Sinew Twister60/7017 C

THE STEFANSSON-ANDERSTON ARCTIC EXPEDITION OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM: PRELIMINARY ETHNOLOGICAL REPORT. STEFANSSON, VILHJALMUR ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS, 14, 1914

Culture
Eskimo: Copper
Material
bone
Made in
Coronation Gulf, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Sinew Twister And Splitter60/7017 B
Sinew Splitter And Twister60/7017 A
Sinew Twisters/Splitters60/6939 Q

THE STEFANSSON-ANDERSTON ARCTIC EXPEDITION OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM: PRELIMINARY ETHNOLOGICAL REPORT. STEFANSSON, VILHJALMUR ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS, 14, 1914

Culture
Eskimo: Copper
Material
bone and sinew
Made in
Kent Peninsula, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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