Divination Bone
31-7-169
From: Canada | Quebec | Lake St. John
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31-7-169 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Montagnais |
Provenience | Canada | Quebec | Lake St. John |
Culture Area | Subarctic Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Moose Vertebra |
Description | Thrown up to ascertain sex of child to be born. If the side which I have numbered is uppermost, the child is a girl; if the other side is on top, it is a boy. |
Height | 8 cm |
Length | 11.5 cm |
Width | 8.2 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Frank G. Speck, 1931 |
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