Shaman's headband (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- Mistassini Cree
- Collector
- Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Seller
- Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Collection History
- Collected in 1926 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1926.
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- Place
- Lac Mistassini (Lake Mistassini); Nord du Québec Region (Jamésie); Québec; Canada
- See related items
- Mistassini Cree
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 14/6106
- Barcode
- 146106.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Object Name
- Shaman's headband (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wool cloth, duck feather/feathers, glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Sewn, overlay beadwork
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_156978