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Object Number
2004.29.3455
Display Title
Crests of the gigilkem division of the Nimpkish tribe. Totem pole.
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Kwakiutl Indians. / Totem Pole, Alert Bay, BC. / Crests of the Gigilkem division of the Nimpkish tribe."
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Effigy
Subject
- Totem Pole
Department
Photographic
Date
1899-1917
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
Additional Geographic Terms
Albert bay
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 12.7 cm (3 x 5 in.)
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