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Quatsino wedding. Many people in canoes singing songs.
Quatsino wedding. Many people in canoes singing songs.
Object Number 2004.29.3506
Display Title Quatsino wedding. Many people in canoes singing songs.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Quatsino Indians (Wakashan) / Indian Wedding / Quatsino (Koskemo) natives during one of the songs. / Vancouver Island. / In exchange Museum of University of Penn - Oct. 1912."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Ceremony
Subject
  • Wedding
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1912
Culture
  • Quatsino
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver Island
Additional Geographic Terms Quatsino sound
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 17.78 x 21.59 cm (7 x 8 1/2 in.)

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