Beaver caller

Name (French):
Name (Innu):	amishku-tepuatshikan / amishkᵘ ka tepuatakanit
Date Collected:	unknown
Institutions:	The Rooms, Provincial Museum Division
Catalog Number:	III-B-110
Place Made:	unknown
Maker:	displayed as example of Naskapi hunting equipment
Collector:	unknown

Description:

Caller consists of stout wooden shaft with short club-like ends and a bone handle (approximately 8″ long) which is inserted into shaft. Top and middle end of shaft painted with orange band. The caller was used to attract beavers by thumping on their houses or the water.