Bear chin

Museum number:
2-15887
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Accession number:
Acc.1939B
Description:
Decorated bear chin. Pendant inside is the lytta. Used in bear ceremonials.
Donor:
John M. Cooper and Regina Flannery
Collection place:
Rupert House, Quebec, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; Quebec; Rupert House
Culture or time period:
East Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi and Montagnais
Collector:
Regina Flannery
Collection date:
1938
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
January 23, 1939
Context of use:
Used in bear ceremonials.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Loans:
S1979-1980 #58: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/William S. Simmons (April 7, 1980–June 30, 1980)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bear chin, accession number 2-15887, described as Decorated bear chin. Pendant inside is the lytta. Used in bear ceremonials.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bear chin, accession number 2-15887, described as Decorated bear chin. Pendant inside is the lytta. Used in bear ceremonials.

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