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House posts. Ucluelet.
Object Number 2004.29.3536
Display Title House posts. Ucluelet.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Nootka Indians, Barclay Sound / (Wakashan) / Ucluelet / Oct. 1911. C.F. Newcomb. / Nootka house posts. Barkley Sound. / Gift of Dr. C.F. Newcombe. 1921"
Keywords
  • Effigy
  • Architectural Feature
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • House post
  • Totem Pole
Department Photographic
Date October 1911
Culture
  • Nootka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms Barclay sound
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 6.99 x 9.53 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe

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