Accession record notes that items in this collection were "found in ancient Huron Indian Graves"
From card: "Greenish steatite, hatchet-shaped bowl, decorated around rim, and base of bowl with a band of widely-spaced punctations. This "ungava" type only one in use in this area. Gift of Louis Martineau, 1932."
From card: "A. Gift of Marion Whiskeyjack, 1934. B. Gift of Alice Jonah, 1934; charm of Hilda Jonah. Parts of navel cord sewn in cloth, and beaded all over outside, one also with loops. These are to keep babies from crying, and "are very rare" objects."
From card: "Gift of Philip Witci & Harriet Whiskeychan 1933-34. Each consists of 8 upper teeth in a section of the top of the mouth. Used as cradle charms."
LEDGER AND CATALOG CARD SAY PART OF THIS CLOTHING SET AT LEAST SENT TO THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK, AS AN EXCHANGE 2/20/1901. COAT IS STILL IN ANTHROPOLOGY COLLECTIONS.
Accession record notes that items in this collection were "found in ancient Huron Indian Graves"
From card: "Gift of James Corston, 1932, a white man of this Indian area. Grey steatite pipe bowl in form of a hatchet with a few excised line decorations, and attached by a string of 5 strands of beads from a hole in its base to the middle of the solidly beaded wooden stem. Green, white and red ...