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1970 (Creation)
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17 pages of textual records
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This file contains a letter and attached report written by Wilson Duff at the request of Barrie Reynolds, chief ethnologist at the National Museum of Man [Canadian Museum of History]. The contents relate to the valuation of a collection of Northwest Coast cultural belongings and other items that a Mr. Birmingham intended to sell to the museum. Duff provides an overarching analysis of the collection and comments on the discrepancies between (1) museum valuation and its emphasis on ethnological information, and (2) an art market in which investors view objects and belongings based on aesthetic qualities and their potential as investment pieces.
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Box 1-33
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Access restricted due to cultural sensitivity. Consult archivist for details.
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- Material culture
- Cultural groups » First Nations » Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw
- Cultural groups » First Nations » Nuučaan̓ułʔatḥ (Nuu-chah-nulth)
- Cultural groups » First Nations » Northern Coastal British Columbia and Alaska » Nuxalkmc (Nuxalk)
- Cultural groups » First Nations » Northern Coastal British Columbia and Alaska » Ts'msyen (Tsimshian)
- Cultural groups » First Nations » Northern Coastal British Columbia and Alaska » Gitxsan
- Cultural groups » First Nations » Northern Coastal British Columbia and Alaska » X̱aayda (Haida)
- Archaeology
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- Mungo Martin (Subject)
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Description created by Paul Sherfey, July 15, 2026.