Rope

Name (French):	corde, courroie
Name (Innu):	nimapan
Date Collected:	1920-1930
Institutions:	University of Pennsylvania Museum
Catalog Number:	30-3-208
Place Made:	Labrador
Maker:
Collector:	Frank G. Speck

Description:

Ceremonial game cord used by hunters to transport otters. The ends of the cord are dyed red in symbolic reference to otters. This game carrying strap (“nimaban” in Naskapi) was an essential ceremonial item in a hunter’s hunting equipment.

References:

For a discussion of “nimaban,” refer to Speck, Naskapi (1935/1977:210-220).