Skidegate

Photographic and postcard views of the Northwest Coast villages were favorite tourist collectibles during the late 19th century. The village of Skidegate was one of the two Haida villages that remained occupied after the devastation of the epidemics of the 1860s, and its display of poles was especia...

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Main Author:	Unknown
Format:	Still Image
Language:	unknown
Subjects:	Documentary Photograph Native American: Haida Canadian totem-pole totem pole totem-poles totem poles villages village First Nations First Nation potlatch potlatches ceremonies ceremony gift gifts gift-giving festival festivals British Columbia Canada Queen Charlotte Skidegate
Online Access:	http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/69741

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spelling	ftpennstateuncdm:oai:digital.libraries.psu.edu:arthist2/69741 2023-05-15T16:16:01+02:00 Skidegate Unknown 1878 North and Central America, Canada, British Columbia, Queen Charlotte Islands, Skidegate, creation; North and Central America, Canada, Ontario, Ottawa, National Archives of Canada, repository JPEG http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/69741 unknown Department of Art History, Visual Resource Centre Selections 12_4859_14_S 12.4859.14.S http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/69741 This image is posted for Penn State University users only and is intended for non-profit, educational uses. It may not be posted on unrestricted web sites nor reproduced in printed publications. Documentary Photograph Native American: Haida Canadian totem-pole totem pole totem-poles totem poles villages village First Nations First Nation potlatch potlatches ceremonies ceremony gift gifts gift-giving festival festivals Image ftpennstateuncdm 2022-08-30T08:27:13Z Photographic and postcard views of the Northwest Coast villages were favorite tourist collectibles during the late 19th century. The village of Skidegate was one of the two Haida villages that remained occupied after the devastation of the epidemics of the 1860s, and its display of poles was especially dense as a result. Haida poles are often topped by the Three Watchmen wearing stacked hat rings representing potlatches given by the family. Still Image First Nations PennState: Digital Collections British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada Queen Charlotte ENVELOPE(-132.088,-132.088,53.255,53.255) Skidegate ENVELOPE(-131.991,-131.991,53.266,53.266)
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topic	Documentary Photograph Native American: Haida Canadian totem-pole totem pole totem-poles totem poles villages village First Nations First Nation potlatch potlatches ceremonies ceremony gift gifts gift-giving festival festivals
spellingShingle	Documentary Photograph Native American: Haida Canadian totem-pole totem pole totem-poles totem poles villages village First Nations First Nation potlatch potlatches ceremonies ceremony gift gifts gift-giving festival festivals Unknown Skidegate
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description	Photographic and postcard views of the Northwest Coast villages were favorite tourist collectibles during the late 19th century. The village of Skidegate was one of the two Haida villages that remained occupied after the devastation of the epidemics of the 1860s, and its display of poles was especially dense as a result. Haida poles are often topped by the Three Watchmen wearing stacked hat rings representing potlatches given by the family.
format	Still Image
author	Unknown
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title	Skidegate
title_short	Skidegate
title_full	Skidegate
title_fullStr	Skidegate
title_full_unstemmed	Skidegate
title_sort	skidegate
url	http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/69741
op_coverage	1878 North and Central America, Canada, British Columbia, Queen Charlotte Islands, Skidegate, creation; North and Central America, Canada, Ontario, Ottawa, National Archives of Canada, repository
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geographic	British Columbia Canada Queen Charlotte Skidegate
geographic_facet	British Columbia Canada Queen Charlotte Skidegate
genre	First Nations
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op_relation	Department of Art History, Visual Resource Centre Selections 12_4859_14_S 12.4859.14.S http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/69741
op_rights	This image is posted for Penn State University users only and is intended for non-profit, educational uses. It may not be posted on unrestricted web sites nor reproduced in printed publications.
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Skidegate

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