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Object Number
34-7-10/100530.1.101
Display Title
Constructing wigwam; Adding hoop to foundation of pole frame
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Micmac. Algonquian. Adding hoop to foundation of pole frame. Eskasonie, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Stages in building Micmac Wigwam. Photos by Frederick Johnson - 1930."
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Dwelling
Subject
- Wigwam
- Construction
Department
Photographic
Date
1930
Artist
Frederick Johnson
Culture
- Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Nova Scotia
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Cape Breton Island
/
Eskasoni
Additional Geographic Terms
Costal
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 x 15.24 cm (4 x 6 in.)
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