Mallet

Name (French):	marteau, massue
Name (Innu):	utamanikaniss / utamaikan
Date Collected:	unknown
Institutions:	The Rooms, Provincial Museum Division
Catalog Number:	III-B-13
Place Made:	unknown
Maker:	unknown
Collector:	Richard White

Description:

Mallet constructed from a single piece of bone, but more likely from an antler Marrow forms core of ma let (approximately 2 inches across) which has acrooked handle (approximately 5.75 inches long) with curved end.

Innu Narrative:

This is utamanikan (mallet)? [MacKenzie lists Utamaikan and utamanikeashku as “hammer; thing to hit with”] It can be used for making niuanikeits (powdered meat). [MacKenzie lists niueikan and niuanikan as “powdered dried caribou meat”] – Sheshin (Rich) Rich.

What is this? Is this utamanikeask or utamanikant (mallet)? This is what it is called This is used for hitting the ball [MacKenzie lists utamaikanashku as hammer handle; baseball bat; drum beater] – Pinamen (Rich) Katshinak