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11. L.R.298.b.2, 10(347)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 10(347)
Title:
Yakotlus — Quatsino. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Half-length seated right half-profile portrait of the man also portrayed in the preceding plate.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1914
Extent:
1 item

12. L.R.298.b.2, 10(363)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 10(363)
Title:
Tsulniti — Koskimo. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-and-shoulders left profile portrait of an elderly man.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1914
Extent:
1 item

13. L.R.298.b.2, 10(341)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 10(341)
Title:
Koskimo house-post. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Close view of carved and painted post figure: 'The huge, grotesquely carved interior supporting columns are the most striking feature of Kwakiutl houses. The figures perpetuate the memory of incidents in the legendary history of the family, frequently representing a tutelary spirit of the founde...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1914
Extent:
1 item

14. L.R.298.b.2, 10(345)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 10(345)
Title:
Quatsino Sound. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Full-length portrait of a man standing beside his canoe at the water's edge.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1914
Extent:
1 item

15. L.R.298.b.2, 10(357)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 10(357)
Title:
Wedding guests. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-on view of two approaching canoes, with a costumed figure standing at the prow of the nearer boat.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1914
Extent:
1 item

16. L.R.298.b.2, 10(362)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 10(362)
Title:
Masked dancers in canoes — Qagyuhl (b). Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Similar to plate 351.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1914
Extent:
1 item

17. L.R.298.b.2, 10(329)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 10(329)
Title:
Painting a hat — Nakoaktok. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Half-length portrait of a seated woman decorating a woven hat: 'The painter is clad in a short, seamless, cedar-bark cape, which is worn for protection from rain. That she is a woman of wealth and rank is shown by the abalone-shell nose-ornament and the gold bracelets, no less than by her posses...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1914
Extent:
1 item

18. L.R.298.b.2, 10(336)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 10(336)
Title:
Kotsuis and Hohhuq — Nakoaktok. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
These two masked performers in the winter dance represent huge, mythical birds. Kotsuis (the Nakoaktok equivalent of the Qagyuhl Kaloqutsuis) and Hohhuq are servitors in the house of the man-eating monster Pahpaqalanohsiwi. See page 160. The mandibles of these tremendous wooden masks are control...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

19. L.R.298.b.2, 10(338)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 10(338)
Title:
Chief's party — Qagyuhl. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-on view of canoe approaching the shore.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1914
Extent:
1 item

20. L.R.298.b.2, 10(352)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 10(352)
Title:
Rounding into port — Qagyhl. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
View of canoes under sail: 'The primitive Kwakiutl sail for canoes was a sheet of cedar-bark matting, and on catamarans a large, square section of thin boards was propped up against the wind. Canvas is now used. The painting on the canoe at the left represents 'sisiutl.' the mythical double-head...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1914
Extent:
1 item

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