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Object Number
2004.29.3462
Display Title
Totem pole in village setting
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Kwakiutl / No. 10 / [verso] Yilis i.e. Alert Bay. / 9 to 13) Totem poles, beginning at east end of village. / Photo taken by Dr. C. F. Newcombe."
Keywords
- Rural Settlement
- Ethnographic
- Effigy
Subject
- Totem Pole
- Village
Department
Photographic
Date
1899
Artist
Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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Canada
/
British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms
Albert bay; yilis
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 cm (4 1/2 in.)
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