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Object Number
2004.29.3448
Display Title
General view of Tlaoitsis (Winter Village)
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Kwakiutl. Wakashan."; Typed note on board: "No. 31. / Tlaoitsis. (Winter Village) / 31. General view, 1899. In the house to the left of Rainbow crest, G. Hunt is alleged to have helped to dismember the body of an old woman in preparation for a Hamatsa's dance in which his son was taking part. He was acquitted at the trial but others were convicted. / Both by CFN. Dr. C. F. Newcombe. / Photographed 1899 by Dr. C. F. Newcombe.
Tsatsichnukwomi- Denachtach Division of Kwakiutl / See other card."
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Rural Settlement
Subject
- Fishing village
Department
Photographic
Date
1899
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
/
Queen Charlotte Islands?
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 x 15.24 cm (3 1/2 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Collection
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