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L.R.298.b.2, 10(353)
- Record Id:
- 040-003230320
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003230295
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867737.0x0003a4
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- L.R.298.b.2, 10(353)
- Title:
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Qagyuhl village at Fort Rupert . Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
- Scope & Content:
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View of wood framed houses, the nearest with a large painted totem pole in front: 'This village of Tsahes was founded in 1849, when the tribe abandoned Kalokwis, on Turnour island, in order to be near the Hudson's Bay Company post which was then established at Fort Rupert, on Vancouver island. The heraldic column in the foreground commemorates the legendary history of a Tsimshian family. Its presence in the Kwakiutl settlement is due to the following circumstances: A party of Seattle men, cruising in Alaska, innocently removed a totem pole from what they supposed was an abandoned village, and placed it in a public square of their city. In reality the inhabitants of the Alaskan village were only temporarily absent, and when they returned and learned of the spoliation, there was a many-voiced protest, the echoes of which finally reached even Fort Rupert. Here was living a prominent member of the wronged family, the aged Tsimshian widow of a former employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. In order to wipe out the stain in the family name, she had a local carver produce a totem pole according to her description of the lost one, and cause it to be erected at the house of her eldest son's eldest son.'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003230295
040-003230320 - Is part of:
- L.R.298.b.2, 10 : The North American Indian. The Kwakiutl. [portfolio of large plates supplementing volume X]. Photographer(s): Curtis, Edward Sheriff
L.R.298.b.2, 10(353) : Qagyuhl village at Fort Rupert . Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff - Hierarchy:
- 032-003230295[0025]/040-003230320
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: L.R.298.b.2, 10
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Aquatint Photogravure
Photogravure
Photomechanical Print - Start Date:
- 1914
- End Date:
- 1914
- Date Range:
- 1914
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 388 mm x 271 mm
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Curtis, Edward Sheriff, 1868-1952