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Pot latch figure. Village buildings in background.
Pot latch figure. Village buildings in background.
Object Number 2004.29.3459.1
Display Title Pot latch figure. Village buildings in background.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Kwakiutl / No. 14 / [verso] / 14.) Potlatch figure / Photo taken by Dr. C. F. Newcombe"
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Effigy
Subject
  • Effigy
  • Potlatch
Department Photographic
Date 1899
Artist Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms Albert bay; yilis
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 5.08 x 6.99 cm (2 x 2 3/4 in.)

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