Tal Tan Billy, Alaska, ca. 1898 - 1920

The man in this photograph wears a woven Chilkat blanket and a wooden headdress carved with the image of a bear. His name, written on the photograph as Tal Tan Billy, implies that he was connected with the Athabaskan Tahltan people who lived inland from the British Columbia coast, along the Stikine...

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spelling ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:loc/119 2023-05-15T18:27:27+02:00 Tal Tan Billy, Alaska, ca. 1898 - 1920 J.E.W. University of Washington Libraries Canada--British Columbia Image/JPEG http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/119 http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/htmlview.exe?CISOROOT=/loc&CISOPTR=119 unknown American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/ SHS 14,164 http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/htmlview.exe?CISOROOT=/loc&CISOPTR=119 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/119 http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html Seattle Historical Society Collection Museum of History and Industry, Seattle Tal Tan Billy Tahltan Indian--British Columbia Ceremonial dancers--British Columbia Tahltan Indians--Clothing & dress Tahltan Indians--Arts & crafts Men--British Columbia Blankets Safety film negatives; image; photograph ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:06:31Z The man in this photograph wears a woven Chilkat blanket and a wooden headdress carved with the image of a bear. His name, written on the photograph as Tal Tan Billy, implies that he was connected with the Athabaskan Tahltan people who lived inland from the British Columbia coast, along the Stikine River. The Tahltan and Tlingit had a complex relationship that involved trade networks, intermarriage, and some overlapping territories. The subject's ceremonial clothing is typical of the Tlingit; Tahltan artwork was influenced by Tlingit styles. Caption on image: "Tal Tan Billy" "j.e.w." Caption information from Bill Holm, "Art", in Wayne Suttles, ed. Handbook of the North American Indians, Vol. 7: Northwest Coast, p. 606. Other/Unknown Material Stikine River tlingit Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada Indian Stikine ENVELOPE(-131.803,-131.803,56.699,56.699) Stikine River ENVELOPE(-131.839,-131.839,56.654,56.654) Tahltan ENVELOPE(-131.004,-131.004,58.016,58.016)
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topic Tal Tan Billy
Tahltan Indian--British Columbia
Ceremonial dancers--British Columbia
Tahltan Indians--Clothing & dress
Tahltan Indians--Arts & crafts
Men--British Columbia
Blankets
spellingShingle Tal Tan Billy
Tahltan Indian--British Columbia
Ceremonial dancers--British Columbia
Tahltan Indians--Clothing & dress
Tahltan Indians--Arts & crafts
Men--British Columbia
Blankets
J.E.W.
Tal Tan Billy, Alaska, ca. 1898 - 1920
topic_facet Tal Tan Billy
Tahltan Indian--British Columbia
Ceremonial dancers--British Columbia
Tahltan Indians--Clothing & dress
Tahltan Indians--Arts & crafts
Men--British Columbia
Blankets
description The man in this photograph wears a woven Chilkat blanket and a wooden headdress carved with the image of a bear. His name, written on the photograph as Tal Tan Billy, implies that he was connected with the Athabaskan Tahltan people who lived inland from the British Columbia coast, along the Stikine River. The Tahltan and Tlingit had a complex relationship that involved trade networks, intermarriage, and some overlapping territories. The subject's ceremonial clothing is typical of the Tlingit; Tahltan artwork was influenced by Tlingit styles. Caption on image: "Tal Tan Billy" "j.e.w." Caption information from Bill Holm, "Art", in Wayne Suttles, ed. Handbook of the North American Indians, Vol. 7: Northwest Coast, p. 606.
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title Tal Tan Billy, Alaska, ca. 1898 - 1920
title_short Tal Tan Billy, Alaska, ca. 1898 - 1920
title_full Tal Tan Billy, Alaska, ca. 1898 - 1920
title_fullStr Tal Tan Billy, Alaska, ca. 1898 - 1920
title_full_unstemmed Tal Tan Billy, Alaska, ca. 1898 - 1920
title_sort tal tan billy, alaska, ca. 1898 - 1920
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Canada
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