Hunting charms of the Montagnais and the Mistassini (1921)
Speck, Frank Gouldsmith, 1881-1950, Heye, George G. (George Gustav), 1874-1957 · New York, Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation · leaf 20
s 2| inches. The next nimaban (pi. Ii) is of tannedmoose-skin, and was made by Napani,one of the oldest Montagnais hunters of.the Lake St John band. He said he usedthis after returning from a hunt in whichhe was under necessity to avert famine.When the needed animal was killed, heput this nimaban… … HUNTING CHARMS 13 the former one just described, symbolizesthe desire to use a full-sized one in bring-ing home a quantity of meat. There arefour tufts of red and black ribbons at-tached; the red ones represent smallgame, and the black ones bear. Thisspecimen is 55 inches long and i^ inchat its…
Montagnais Indians · Mistassin Indians · Charms
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