Hunting charms of the Montagnais and the Mistassini
A 1921 New York monograph by anthropologist Frank Speck, published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, documenting hunting charms of the Montagnais and Mistassini peoples of northeastern Canada. The pictures show cords with knotted tufts and beaded or painted leather bags with ribbon ties, drawn in plain halftone; a designer might take from them the spare, found-object quality of hand-made talismans and their bold simple markings.
