Thunder-Bird Charm (Piesikan)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 6 Jul 1956
name: label: Collector
content: Rev. John M. Cooper
label: Donor Name
content: Catholic University Of America
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Gift of Edward Namegus, 1932, who had inherited it from his grandfather. Oblong black velvet and sateen on opposite side of a semi-stiff inside, beaded around edge in red and green. Most of front covered with large solid, hour-glass shaped design in white and a few blue beads, and square arch at top in same colors. Small floral spray in pink beads at each side. Supposed to be Thunder-bird design, gotten from a dream, very sacred, kept hidden, worn around neck (by a ribbon) mainly in bear hunting."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 14 Apr 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: James Bay, Quebec, Canada, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Montagnais, Rupert House
label: Culture
content: Cree, Rupert House (Waskaganish)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 211312
label: USNM Number
content: E395314-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Charm