« Four birch bark containers, all from the Chicoutimi band which utilized territory to the east of the Lake St. John Band, are described as eating dishes. Each is made from a single piece of bark and has sides that slope outward to an oval or round rim. The rims of all four dishes are separate pi...

« A needle case made from the leg bone of a lynx has a wooden bottom inserted flush with the edge of the bone, and a stopper of the same material (fig. 9k). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropo...

« A cylindrical container of birch bark is a case for beaver scent or castoreum that was carried on trapping excursions by hunters. This type of container was also sometimes used for matches (Speck, 1937, p. 63, pi. XXI, group A). The rolled piece of bark is morticed in place and the bottom is a ...

« Also decorated with positive etched patterns are two comb cases, each a single folded length of bark sewn across two sides with spruce root. Both have suspension cords of moose skin, with small triangular tabs of bark at the ends, which served as cleaners for the combs (Speck, 1937, p. 65). The...

« Also decorated with positive etched patterns are two comb cases, each a singlel folded length of bark sewn across two sides with spruce root. Both have suspension cords of moose skin, with small triangular tabs of bark at the ends, which served as cleaners for the combs (Speck, 1937, p. 65). Th...

« An oval piece of birch bark is identified as a head protector to be worn across the forehead under the tumpline. On the outer surface, which is the inner surface of the bark, are positive etched designs showing a bear and a beaver (fig. 26c). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montag...

« The collection contains two tumplines which, among the Mistassini, were used primarily during the summer to carry canoes and supplies and to pack game (Rogers, 1967, p. 114). Both specimens are made of tanned moose skin. The longest is 655 cm in length and consists of three pieces: two narrow s...

« The collection contains two tumplines which, among the Mistassini, were used primarily during the summer to carry canoes and supplies and to pack game (Rogers, 1967, p. 114). Both specimens are made of tanned moose skin. The longest is 655 cm in length and consists of three pieces: two narrow s...

« A gun case of heavy black wool felt is ornamented with a strip of serrated light brown cotton cloth sewn into the seam on the lower side. At the opening are strips of red and green wool felt and a strip of red cotton tape feather stitched with yellow yarn; a similar set of strips occurs at the ...

« A knife sheath, probably for an instrument with a metal blade, is made from a single piece of moose skin. A fringe of the same material has been sewn into the seam and there is a loop at the proximal end for attachment to a belt (fig. 5d). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnai...