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 32
to return to camp for help,it is believed no beast of prey will eatthe carcass while the nimaban is restingon its chest. Possibly the man-smell onthe nimaban may be a safeguard. Every hunter owns and carries animaban on his excursions and renews itfrom time to time according to somereligious… … HUNTING CHARMS by the Mistassini, but complete infor-mation regarding them was not available,as the hunters do not betray their secretseven to one another. The occasion fordoing so seldom arises, as each man is hisown ceremonial official and practises hisrites when he is alone. Individualism of…
Montagnais Indians · Mistassin Indians · Charms
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