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Montagnais art in birch-bark, a circumpolar trait

Indian notes and monographs • 11 (2) • Published In 1937 • Pages: 11, 45-157 , 25 plates

By: Speck, Frank Gouldsmith.

Abstract
Concentrating on the Montagnais bands at Lake St. John and Escoumains with some material from the Mistassini, Speck describes the ornamentation of birch bark containers. His purpose, typical of anthropology of that time, was to trace the evolution and development of the art from distributional evidence. Although the results are somewhat dubious, Speck gives a good synposis of the controversy about the European origin of post-contact northeastern Indian art. The study gives a thorough description and analysis of the ornamentation of birchbark containers.
Subjects
Decorative art
Woodworking
Comparative evidence
Utensils
culture
Innu
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Marlene Martin ; 1977-1978
Field Date
1908-1935
Coverage Place
Lake St. John and Escoumains Bands; Labrador, Canada
Notes
By Frank G. Speck
Category 531 was used for the designs and discussion of the artistic elements.
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
38037474
LCSH
Innu Indians