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Father, mother and sister of Klalis' wife
Father, mother and sister of Klalis' wife
Object Number 2004.29.3435
Display Title Father, mother and sister of Klalis' wife
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Kwakiutl, Wakashan."; typed note on board: "Klalis and wife. Nov. 1899. / 19. Father, mother and sister of Klalis' wife. all dead since 1899. Lagius, the old chief, is seen in Boas, The Kw., 1895, Pl. IX, &c. Photos by C.F.N."
Keywords
  • People and Family
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Family
Department Photographic
Date November 1899
Artist Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver Island
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Klalis and his wife
2004.29.3434 Klalis and his wife
Vancouver Island?
Klalis and wife - guide and interpreter, November 1899
2004.24.26590 Klalis and wife - guide and interpreter, November 1899
Canada
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1891 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1892 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Kwakwaka’wakw Indians - father, mother, sister of Klasis' wife
2004.24.26588 Kwakwaka’wakw Indians - father, mother, sister of Klasis' wife
Canada
Moki, father and sisters
2004.24.7466 Moki, father and sisters
Zaire
[No folder title]: Large group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband //Ao, and members of Band 4 ("Old /Gaishay's" band) visiting (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30152 [No folder title]: Large group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband //Ao, and members of Band 4 ("Old /Gaishay's" band) visiting (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, his sister Khuan//a, and her husband //Ao
2001.29.14036 Group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, his sister Khuan//a, and her husband //Ao
Gautscha
Large group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband //Ao, and members of Band 4 ("Old /Gaishay's" band) visiting
2001.29.14033 Large group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband //Ao, and members of Band 4 ("Old /Gaishay's" band) visiting
Gautscha
Children, Fathers and sons: Gau of Band 2 carrying his son (with Khuan//a), /Qui, on his shoulder
2001.29.1513 Children, Fathers and sons: Gau of Band 2 carrying his son (with Khuan//a), /Qui, on his shoulder
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Huichol family seated on steps of temple to 'Our Father the Sun"
40-88-20/76388.1.9 Huichol family seated on steps of temple to 'Our Father the Sun"
Jalisco
≠Gao (brother of "Old Gau") sitting next to the ashes of a fire with his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), their son, Gao, ≠Gisa, ≠Gisa's mother and Khuan//a (wife of //Ao and sister of Khwo//o-/Gasa)
2001.29.14835 ≠Gao (brother of "Old Gau") sitting next to the ashes of a fire with his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), their son, Gao, ≠Gisa, ≠Gisa's mother and Khuan//a (wife of //Ao and sister of Khwo//o-/Gasa)
Gautscha