Hair comb case

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Date created: 1900-1910

Culture/People: Innu [Lac Saint Jean]
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Collected in 1911 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Lake Saint John (Lac Saint-Jean); Saguenay-Lac Saint Jean Region; Québec; Canada

See related items: Innu [Lac Saint Jean]; Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/8851
Barcode: 028851.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Hair comb case
Media/Materials: Birchbark, conifer root
Techniques: Folded, stitched, etched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68e499bd5-cc7e-433b-a2c7-ed3b936aabe9

Record ID: NMAI_30880