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Object Number 34-7-10/100530.1.77
Display Title Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Morris playing the waltes'tagɣn, a Micmac bowl and dice game
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Micmac, Algonquian. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Morris, playing the waltes'tagɣn - a Micmac bowl and dice game. Eskasonie, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Photos by Frederick Johnson, 1930."
Keywords
  • Proper Name
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Woman
  • Man
Department Photographic
Date 1928-1930
Artist Frederick Johnson
Culture
  • Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Nova Scotia / Cape Breton Island / Eskasoni
Additional Geographic Terms Costal
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 15.24 cm (4 x 6 in.)

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Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Morris playing the waetes' tag'n-a; Micmac bowl and dice game
2004.24.32472 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Morris playing the waetes' tag'n-a; Micmac bowl and dice game
Cape Breton Island
Mrs. Christopher Morris with hat
34-7-10/100530.1.29 Mrs. Christopher Morris with hat
Cape Breton Island
Mary Ann Morris and Peter Deny playing waltes tag'n, a Micmac bow and dice game
34-7-10/100530.1.35 Mary Ann Morris and Peter Deny playing waltes tag'n, a Micmac bow and dice game
Cape Breton Island
Mrs. Christopher Morris and Mary Ann Morris
34-7-10/100530.1.38 Mrs. Christopher Morris and Mary Ann Morris
Cape Breton Island
Chris Morris, Peter Dewy, Marianne Morris, and Mrs. Morris in costume
34-7-10/100530.1.50 Chris Morris, Peter Dewy, Marianne Morris, and Mrs. Morris in costume
Cape Breton Island
Mrs. Louis Morris
34-7-10/100530.1.24 Mrs. Louis Morris
Cape Breton Island
Eskasoni
Mrs. Louis Morris
34-7-10/100530.1.25 Mrs. Louis Morris
Eskasoni
Chris Morris, Peter Dewy, Marianne Morris, and Mrs. Morris in costume
2004.24.32451 Chris Morris, Peter Dewy, Marianne Morris, and Mrs. Morris in costume
Cape Breton Island
Mrs. Christopher Morris with hat
2004.24.32444 Mrs. Christopher Morris with hat
Cape Breton Island
Mary Ann Morris in hat called kinite' ketcle
34-7-10/100530.1.39 Mary Ann Morris in hat called kinite' ketcle
Cape Breton Island
Matthew Morris
34-7-10/100530.1.11 Matthew Morris
Eskasoni
Matthew Morris, profile
34-7-10/100530.1.10 Matthew Morris, profile
Eskasoni