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Potlatch, near Victoria, British Columbia (1865)
Potlatch, near Victoria, British Columbia (1865)
Object Number 2004.29.3697
Display Title Potlatch, near Victoria, British Columbia (1865)
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Coast Salish (Salishan) / Potlatch near Victoria B.C. (1865)"
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • People and Family
  • Ceremony
Subject
  • Potlatch
  • People
Department Photographic
Date 1865
Culture
  • Salish
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms Victoria, near
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 18.42 x 23.5 cm (7 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)

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