Vine Trunk
29-10-75
From: Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-10-75 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Algonkin |
| Provenience | Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Locus | Reservation 6 miles south of Maniwaki |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Vine |
| Description | This vine (identity not known) is said to be the intestines of Wis kedjak, who is the trickster in Algonquin mythology. The myth, of which there are many episodes, explains the twisted vines by relating how, after Wis kedjak had burnt his anus in order to punish it for not guarding his ducks, the trickster wandered around in the woods searching for relief from the pain. He had burnt himself so badly that his intestines fell out, they being turned into these vines. |
| Length | 34 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Frederick Johnson (#1-93) / Gift of Frank Speck (#94-99), 1929 |
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