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Object Number
2004.29.3240
Display Title
Caribou bones rigged into stump
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Montagnais, Algonquian / Caribou bones rigged into stumps by Indians - Upper Eskimo River, Labrador. This disposal is complimentary to the guardian spirit of the caribou and makes for good hunting. / Gift of William B. Cabot, Boston. November, 1920."
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Ceremony
Subject
- offering
Department
Photographic
Date
1900-1920
Artist
William Brooks Cabot
Culture
- Montagnais
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Newfoundland and Labrador
/
Labrador
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador
Additional Geographic Terms
Subarctic shield and Mackenzie Border lands; Upper Eskimo River; Labrador
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
William Brooks Cabot
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