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Object Number
15-36-10/100566.1.49
Display Title
Old sweat house frame during winter, Spences Bridge Band, Upper Tswal Valley
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Thompson Indians (Salishan) / Old sweat house frame, near Spences Bridge Dec. 1912 / Collector - J. A. Teit - 1913 - 1914."; From Tepper, 1987: "Old Sweathouse Frame / J.A. Teit 1912 / Side view of dome shape framework of curved interlinking poles, / Spences Bridge Band, Upper Tswal Valley."
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Public Structure
Subject
- Sweat house
- remains
Department
Photographic
Date
December 1912
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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