Charm
29-10-22
From: Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki | River Desert Reserve
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-10-22 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Algonkin |
| Provenience | Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki | River Desert Reserve |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Locus | Reservation six miles south of Maniwaki. |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Mole Skin |
| Description | Small mole (skin nipw djin ke si wean). When this is carried in one's pocket it is said to bring "good luck." Used as a charm. |
| Length | 14 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Frederick Johnson (#1-93) / Gift of Frank Speck (#94-99), 1929 |
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