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Two women seated on chairs in front of tent.
Two women seated on chairs in front of tent.
Object Number 2004.29.3255
Display Title Two women seated on chairs in front of tent.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Montagnais Indians. Algonquian. / # II No. 8.Shipshaw R. 1901. / Gift of W. B. Cabot, Marlboro Street, Boston, 1919."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • People and Family
  • Childcare
Subject
  • wrapping
  • Cradle
  • Woman
  • Child
Department Photographic
Date 1901
Artist William Brooks Cabot
Culture
  • Montagnais
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Quebec
Additional Geographic Terms Subarctic shield and Mackenzie Borderlands; Shipshaw River
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 5.08 x 7.62 cm (2 x 3 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by William Brooks Cabot

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