Birch bark spear and salmon spear

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv44d69f3d0-949d-4e06-9d0a-ff7c7b97a7d1

Collection Creator

Stiles, William F., 1912-1980

Culture

Innu [Pakuashipi/Saint-Augustin]

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William F. Stiles collection of photographs and films

William F. Stiles collection of photographs and films / Series 2: Expeditions in Canada / 2.1: Québec photographs / 2.1.5: Winter trapping expedition, Saint-Augustin, Québec: Innu [Pakuashipi/Saint Augustin]

Extent

1 Slides (photographs)

Date

1958 October

Archival Repository

National Museum of the American Indian

Identifier

NMAI.AC.001.014, Item S02041

Type

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Collection Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William F. Stiles collection of photographs and films, NMAI.AC.001.014, item #; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights

Restricted: Cultural Sensitivity

Scope and Contents

View of a birch bark torch and salmon spear used by members of the Innu community of Pakuashipu [Saint-Augustin], for night spearing of fish. Likely at Camp #4 along the Saint-Augustin river in Québec, Canada.

Collection Restrictions

Access is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment.

Record ID

ebl-1691088300723-1691088302182-0