Tsimshian carver Bryan Paul uses hand drill on carved rattle, Port Simpson, British Columbia, 1934

Man kneels on porch, rotating a hand drill between his hands on rattle resting on block of wood; another rattle lies on porch near adze, & a carved & painted box (with another adze) sits off to side. Box also in NA3770. Note from Viola Garfield's The Tsimshian Indians and their arts: Ts...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garfield, Viola Edmundson, 1899-
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Paul
Bryan
Portraits > British Columbia
Tsimshian Indians > Arts & crafts
Wood carving > British Columbia > Port Simpson
Wood carvings > British Columbia > Port Simpson
Rattles
Drills (Equipment)
Canada
British Columbia
Port Simpson
Tsimshian
Tsimshian*
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/2276
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/htmlview.exe?CISOROOT=/loc&CISOPTR=2276
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Summary:Man kneels on porch, rotating a hand drill between his hands on rattle resting on block of wood; another rattle lies on porch near adze, & a carved & painted box (with another adze) sits off to side. Box also in NA3770. Note from Viola Garfield's The Tsimshian Indians and their arts: Tsimshian carver Bryan Paul using hand drill on rattle; adze and carved tool box beside him, Port Simpson Viola Garfield negative no. 31

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