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Object Number
15-36-10/100566.1.19
Display Title
Thompson River Indian man "Kali'taa" in costume, including a headdress of loon skin
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Thompson Indians (Salishan) / Thompson River Indian, Spences Bridge. B.C. 1913 / Collector J. A. Teit - 1913 -14 -15."; From Tepper, 1987: "Kali'taa in Costume / J.A. Teit 1913 / Front view of upper body of seated man wearing same costume as in / 23203. He holds an arrow resting against the string of a bow."
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- People and Family
- Mask and Headdress
Subject
- Man
- Headdress
Department
Photographic
Date
1913-1915
Artist
James A. Teit
Culture
- Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms
Spences Bridge, near
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 12.7 cm (3 x 5 in.)
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