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Object Number
15-36-10/100566.1.26
Display Title
Thompson River Indian women "TsEstaz. tko," in costume with baby carrier, and "Taxinek" with children
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Thompson Indians (Salishan) / Thompson River Indian woman with babies. Spences Bridge. / Collected in 1914. / Collector J.A. Teit - 1913."; From Tepper, 1987: "TsEstaz. tko in Costume with Baby Carrier and / Taxinek with Children / J.A. Teit 1914 / Informal group portrait of two women, two children and baby in / carrier. TsEstaztko wears painted, fringed dress and cap. Carrier / board painted with bag at top."
Keywords
- People and Family
- Childcare
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Child
- Woman
- Baby carrier
Department
Photographic
Date
1914
Artist
James A. Teit
Culture
- Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms
Spences Bridge, near
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 12.7 cm (3 x 5 in.)
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