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Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) woman spinning yarn and rocking cradle using cord tied to her foot; Boas (left) and George Hunt (right) holding up backdrop, Vancouver Island

Identifier

11604

Title

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) woman spinning yarn and rocking cradle using cord tied to her foot; Boas (left) and George Hunt (right) holding up backdrop, Vancouver Island

Date

[1894-1895]

Creator

Hastings, Oregon Columbus (photographer)

Medium

Glass negatives

Dimensions

5 x 7

Geographic Location

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Subject

First nations of North America

Indians of North America -- British Columbia

Anthropology

Field photographs

Children--Portraits

Publisher

American Museum of Natural History Library

Rights

Information on rights available at the repository.

Associated Name

Boas, Franz, 1858-1942

Hunt, George

Repository

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Photographic Collection

Citation

Hastings, Oregon Columbus (photographer), “Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) woman spinning yarn and rocking cradle using cord tied to her foot; Boas (left) and George Hunt (right) holding up backdrop, Vancouver Island,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed December 4, 2023, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/47996.