Net Charm

National Museum of Natural History

E395312-0

From card: "Gift of Harriet Whiskeychan, 1934. Round stick frame completely filled with open mesh looped silk netting, concentric circles of red and white around a blue center. Doubled purple ribbon attached to one side. Used to ward off colds from a baby."Illus. p. 50 in Oberholtzer, Cath. 2012. Dream catchers: legend, lore and artifacts. Richmond Hill, Ont: Firefly Books.


  • Type of Item charm
  • Culture Montagnais, Rupert House, Cree

  • Field Collector Rev. John M. Cooper
  • Received from Catholic University Of America

  • Made in Quebec
  • Collected in Quebec

  • Acquisition Date on July 6, 1956

  • Accession Number 211312