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Totem poles and dwellings; Town of Kaigani, called "Muddy Stream town."
Totem poles and dwellings; Town of Kaigani, called "Muddy Stream town."
Object Number 2004.29.3405
Display Title Totem poles and dwellings; Town of Kaigani, called "Muddy Stream town."
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Haida Indians, Skittagetan, Town of Kaigani, called "Muddy Stream" Town. (Haida) Long Island, Alaska. J.R. Swantonm 1901."
Keywords
  • Rural Settlement
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Town
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1899
Culture
  • Haida
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Queen Charlotte Islands / <City> / Kaigani
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Queen Charlotte Islands / Kaigoni town
Additional Geographic Terms Coast of Long Island, Alaska
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 10.8 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by John Reed Swanton

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