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Man walking across meadow with burden on back and several poles in his hand.
Man walking across meadow with burden on back and several poles in his hand.
Object Number 2004.29.3257
Display Title Man walking across meadow with burden on back and several poles in his hand.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Montagnais Indians. / # II No. 11. Maniquegan R. 1901. / Gift of W. B. Cabot, Marlboro Street, Boston, 1919."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Land Transport
Subject
  • Man
  • Pole
  • burden
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; Maniquagan
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by William Brooks Cabot

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