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Man and woman putting poles on wigwam to hold down bark strips
Man and woman putting poles on wigwam to hold down bark strips
Object Number 34-7-10/100530.1.86
Display Title Man and woman putting poles on wigwam to hold down bark strips
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Micmac. Algonquian. Putting on poles holding bark strips. Eskasonie, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Stages in building Micmac wigwam. Photos by Frederick Johnson, 1930."
Keywords
  • Dwelling
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Construction
  • Wigwam
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
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 15.24 cm (4 x 6 in.)

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