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