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Object Number
34-7-10/100530.1.66
Display Title
Bark and tarpaper wigwams; taken at the Micmac mission held on Corpus Christi Day
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Micmac, Algonquian. Bark & tarpaper wigwams. Chapel Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Pictures taken at the Micmac Mission, held on Corpus Christi Day. Photos by Frederick Johnson, 1930."
Keywords
- Rural Settlement
- Dwelling
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Village
- Wigwam
Department
Photographic
Date
1928-1930
Artist
Frederick Johnson
Culture
- Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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Canada
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Nova Scotia
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Cape Breton Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Costal
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 x 15.24 cm (4 x 6 in.)
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