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Object Number
2004.29.3494
Display Title
Quatsino woman wearing cedar bark dress and standing in doorway
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Quatsino Indian (Wakashan) / Doorway to house at Koskimo Village "Waltese" Situated near Quatsino Narrow. Indian wears cedar bark costume. Vancouver Island. In exchange - Museum of University of Penn. Oct. 1912. / [verso] Photographer: Leeson. W. Suttles 24 Mar '82"
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Architectural Feature
- Clothing and Accessory
- People
Subject
- Doorway
- Bark cloth
- Woman
Department
Photographic
Date
1850-1912
Artist
Ben William Leeson
Culture
- Quatsino
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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Canada
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British Columbia
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Vancouver Island
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<City>
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Waltese Village
Additional Geographic Terms
Quatsino sound
Dimensions
Overall: 18.42 x 22.86 cm (7 1/4 x 9 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.3502 | Quatsino Grandfather sitting on doorstep |
Waltese Village
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| 2004.29.3501 | Grandfather sitting on doorsteps |
Waltese Village
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| 2004.24.32837 | Photograph |
Waltese Village
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| 2004.29.3510 | Chief Ne-mo-que-las and his house |
Waltese Village
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| 2004.29.3498 | Bonnie-Jean, a Quatsino woman, profile |
Vancouver Island
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| 2004.29.3503 | Hamatsa, a Quatsino medicine man |
Vancouver Island
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| 2004.29.3506 | Quatsino wedding. Many people in canoes singing songs. |
Vancouver Island
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| 2004.29.3497 | Or-wat and wife wrapped in blankets, sitting on doorstep. |
Waltese Village
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| 2004.29.3505 | Quatsino people arriving at Winter Harbor in canoes with prospective bride |
Vancouver Island
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| 2004.29.3500 | Quatsino woman standing next to canoe in Winter Harbor |
Vancouver Island
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| 2004.29.3504 | Hamatsa, a Quatsino medicine man |
Vancouver Island
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| 2004.29.3507 | Woman unloading halibut from a canoe. Man and child sitting on shore. |
Vancouver Island
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