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Object Number
2004.29.3434
Display Title
Klalis and his wife
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Kwakiutl, Wakashan."; typed note on board: "Klalis and wife. Nov. 1899. / 18. The former has acted as guide and interpreter to C.F.N. since 1899 repeatedly. The crests on his coat are Thunder-bird, Whale, grizzly-bear and two-headed Serpent (sisiutl). / Proved very useful again in 1917. / Is half Kwakiutl of Fort Rupert and half white. / His wife is a full blood Kwakiutl of high rank. / Photos by C.F.N."
Keywords
- People and Family
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Man
- Wife
Department
Photographic
Date
1850-1899
Artist
Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
Vancouver Island?
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 11.43 cm (3 x 4 1/2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.3435 | Father, mother and sister of Klalis' wife |
Vancouver Island
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| 2004.24.26590 | Klalis and wife - guide and interpreter, November 1899 |
Canada
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| 2004.29.3452 | Sisiutl crest and totem pole |
Tsatisichnukwomi
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| 2004.29.3448 | General view of Tlaoitsis (Winter Village) |
Queen Charlotte Islands?
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| 2004.29.3455 | Crests of the gigilkem division of the Nimpkish tribe. Totem pole. |
British Columbia
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Image Not Available
for Transformation mask
| 17-17-10/87190A | Transformation mask |
Headband
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Tsatsichinukwomi
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| 17-17-10/87190 | Transformation mask |
Mask
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Tsatsichinukwomi
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| 2004.29.3439 | Fish effigy in front of chief's house |
Gwaestums
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| 2004.29.3451 | Ancient moss grown Sisiutl crest. |
Tsatisichnukwomi?
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| 12-61-70/10861.1.2592 | Don Pedro Sanz and family |
Romblon Province
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| 2004.29.3445 | Carved stone on which coppers are broken; Head Carving. |
Tsatisichnukwomi
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| 2004.29.3459 | Double-headed serpent crest on grave board now rotted away |
British Columbia
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