Bag
Babiche
29-10-80
From: Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-10-80 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Algonkin | Iroquois |
| Provenience | Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Locus | Reservation 6 miles south of Maniwaki. |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Buckskin |
| Description | Buckskin sling, pimasina b n. These are used by the children and occasionally by the hunters only for amusement, no attempt is made to kill animals, etc., with them. One informant said that they used to be used in "Indian Wars." If the specimen represents an old trait in the material culture it is of considerable interest. The nearest people known to use it are the Eskimo. |
| Length | 18 cm |
| Width | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Frederick Johnson (#1-93) / Gift of Frank Speck (#94-99), 1929 |
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