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"Manituka Iwit (?)"- spirit that talks. Manitu of this mountain talks from it.
"Manituka Iwit (?)"- spirit that talks. Manitu of this mountain talks from it.
Object Number 2004.29.3259
Display Title "Manituka Iwit (?)"- spirit that talks. Manitu of this mountain talks from it.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Montagnais Indians. / Manitu Ka Iwit(?) - Spirit that talks. The Manitu of this mountain talks from it. Maniquegan R. 1901. / Gift of W. B. Cabot, Marlboro Street, Boston, 1919."
Keywords
  • Ceremony
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • sacred place
Department Photographic
Date 1901
Artist William Brooks Cabot
Culture
  • Montagnais
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Quebec
Additional Geographic Terms Subarctic shield and Mackenzie Borderlands; Maniguagan River
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 6.35 x 10.16 cm (2 1/2 x 4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by William Brooks Cabot

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