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Object Number
2004.29.6095
Display Title
Portrait of a Micmac woman of Newfoundland
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Micmac Indian, Algonquian. / [verso] amerique du nord de la tribu des mics-macs photographies a terre neuve par Mr. Miot, 1859. [translation: North America, the tribe of Micmacs, photographs of Newfoundland by Mr. Miot, 1859] See reference file "Micmac" for more info."
Subject
- Woman
- Portrait
Department
Photographic
Date
1859
Artist
Paul-Émile Miot
Culture
- Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Newfoundland and Labrador
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 15 × 11 cm (5 7/8 × 4 5/16 in.)
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