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« Wood-working tools in the Speck collection are represented by three crooked all with wooden handles and metal blades made from large kitchen knives. The hallmarks of English makers of cutlery occur on two blades. The faces of the blades within the bend and along the length of the same side are knives, sharpened. The handles form approximately half the total length and are made of birch wood. Two handles have a pronounced curve at the proximal end. One of these, hafted for a right-handed individual, has a shallow slot cut along one side of the handle to hold the proximal end of the blade, which is lashed in place with cord (fig. 4e). Another knife, for a left-handed individual, has a slit in the distal end of the handle into which the blade is inserted and lashed with cord (fig. 4d). The third knife has a handle which comes to an asymmetrical point at the proximal end and has a long slit for the blade, which is held in place with metal rivets (fig. 4a). The manufacture and use of the crooked knife among the Lake St. John and Mistassini Indians is described by Lips (1947, pp. 50-51) and Rodgers (1967, pp. 45-46, fig. 16, plate VIE-A). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.7, fig 4a ou d (p.32). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.7, fig 4e (p.32). « The manufacture and use of the crooked knife among the Lake St. John and Mistassini Indians is described by Lips (1947, pp. 50-51) and Rodgers (1967, pp. 45-46, fig. 16, plate VIE-A). » Ibis.
« Two styles of netted snowshoes are represented in the Speck collection by a single pair each. Both pairs have birchwood frames and babiche netting. » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.18, fig 31a et b (p.59). « The second pair of snowshoes, from the Natasquan band, is an example of the "round end" style (Davidson, 1937, pp. 67-68, fig. 27b). The frame consists of two pieces spliced on each side between the two slightly curved cross bars. There are no harnesses (fig. 31b). The manufacture of snowshoes among the Lake St. John and Mistassini Indians has been described in considerable detail by Lips (1947, pp. 69-77) and Rogers (1967, pp. 91-101). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.18, fig 31b (p.59).
« In addition to those just described, there are four pairs of leggings in the Speck collection […]. » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.14. « The second pair of women's leggings is made of a single piece of red wool felt edged with green cotton tape. The seam is sewn so as to leave a narrow flap at the distal end just above the point where the leggings narrow at the ankle. A strip of purple silk is sewn to the edge at this point as a tie (fig. 25c). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.14, fig 25c (p.43).
« In addition to those just described, there are four pairs of leggings in the Speck collection, two of which are identified as having been worn by women. One of these is made of a single piece of purple wool felt edged with green cotton tape. Just inside the edge are rows of orange, purple, and green silk-wrapped cording. The seam is sewn so as to leave a narrow flap at the outside of the leg on either side. These leggings narrow near the ankle where there is a red silk tie. At the proximal end is a strip of red and white cotton tape, presumably to tie the leggings to garters since they are too short for the tie to reach to a belt (fig. 19a). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.14, fig 19a (p.47).
« The leggings, which do not appear to be those worn by the young woman in the photograph, are each made from a single piece of red wool felt, into the seam of which is sewn a fringed strip of green felt. The bottoms and tops are edged with pink cotton tape. There is a strip of blue cotton tape at the top and a pattern of feather stitched yellow thread just above the edging at the bottom. These leggings, which reached from the ankles to just above the knees, narrow slightly at the distal end where there are thongs which slip over the feet. There are also thongs at the proximal end which are threaded through the edging and could be drawn tight and tied (fig. 24b). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.14, fig 24b (p. 52).
« This woman's costume is completed with an oval head band of purple wool felt edged with light purple silk. A strip of red cotton tape is sewn down the center of one side and there are silk ties, one red and one purple, at each end (fig. 24c). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.14, fig 24c (p.52).
« A neck warmer is made from a lynx tail. It has moose skin ties at either end (fig. 26e). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.16, fig 26e (p.54).
« Also made from a piece of a lynx's tail and similarly shaped but smaller is a pair of wrist warmers, one of which is missing from the collection. The single tie is a piece of twine (fig. 29b). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.16, fig 26e (p.54).
« There are two pairs of moccasins in the Speck collection. » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, N.o. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.16, fig 30a et b (p.58). « The second pair of moccasins, from Kiskisink, is made of tanned moose skin and lack tops.Like the previously described pair, these are "puckered" style moccasins and the bottoms have been extensively patched. There is no decoration on the tongue, but the upper edge of the bottom is edged with a light textured, multicolored cotton cloth (fig. 30b). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, N.o. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.16, fig 30b (p.58).
« Short leggings that reached to or just above the knees, and were presumably worn by women, were held in place by garters. The collection contains one pair made of narrow, oval strips of heavy wool felt edged with light blue cotton tape. Down the center of one side is a simple design in blue cording on one garter and green on the other. At either end is a short length of moose skin to serve as a tie (fig. 26b). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.15, fig 26b (p.54).