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pipe cleaner or tobacco bag fastener

The Field Museum

1927.1739 . 176484

« Tobacco pouches, particularly the roll-up variety, were frequently closed with the aid of fasteners which also served as pipe cleaners. There are 13 of these in the Speck collection and they are quite similar, consisting of a narrow piece of bone tapered or pointed at one end with a suspension hole at the other. Usually the neck constricts and there is a series of notches around the suspension hole. Another characteristic is parallel or crossed incised lines below the suspension hole. » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.13. « The two most carefully made specimens are from the Natasquan band (fig. 9e,i). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.13, fig 9i (p.37).

  • Translation Of Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

    « Tobacco pouches, particularly the roll-up variety, were frequently closed with the aid of fasteners which also served as pipe cleaners. There are 13 of these in the Speck collection and they are quite similar, consisting of a narrow piece of bone tapered or pointed at one end with a suspension hole at the other. Usually the neck constricts and there is a series of notches around the suspension hole. Another characteristic is parallel or crossed incised lines below the suspension hole. » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.13. « les deux modèles les plus méticuleusement produits viennent de la bande des Nastaquan (fig. 9e,i). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.13, fig 9i (p.37).

  • Type of Item pipe cleaner or tobacco bag fastener
  • Culture Montagnais-Naskapi
  • Material bone
  • Made in Pekuakami
  • Nom De L'objet Nettoyeur à pipe ou attache de blague à tabac
  • Matériaux os
  • Ethnic Group Montagnais-Naskapi
  • Collection Lake St. John Objects
  • Provenience North America, Canada, Quebec, Labrador, Lake St. John

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