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Object Number
2004.29.3437
Display Title
Chief's house, Raven's crest, newly assumed, winter 1916-1917
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Kwakiutl. Wakashan."; typed note on board: "No. 22 / Gwaestums. Winter village of Kingcome Inlet People. / 22) Chief's house on same site, Raven crest, newly assumed, winter 1916-17, having obtained it by marriage with a woman who inherited it from her mother, a Bella-Bella, with whom this large beak is a favorite. / Nos. 22-25 by CFN., May, 1917. / Charles F. Newcombe, 1917."
Keywords
- Dwelling
- Ethnographic
Subject
- House
Department
Photographic
Date
May 1917
Artist
Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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Canada
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British Columbia
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<County>
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Gwaestums
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
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