Charm/Amulet

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Culture/People: Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
Collector: Frederick Johnson (Fred Johnson/Frederick M. Johnson), Non-Indian, 1904-1994

Collection History: Collected in 1930 by anthropologist Frederick Johnson (1904-1994) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Eskasoni Reserve; Cape Breton County; Nova Scotia; Canada
Island Name: Cape Breton Island

See related items: Mi'kmaq (Micmac); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/6506
Barcode: 176506.000

Object Type: Personal items
Indigenous Term: kiwðnigewegðdl

Object Name: Charm/Amulet
Media/Materials: Otter paw/foot
Techniques: Dried

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b7c40bf4-988f-414f-8806-0ef48cb869f9

Record ID: NMAI_188933