Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)
- 81-05-a033104
- Stuk
- [195- or 196-]
Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.
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Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)
Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.
Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)
Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.
Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)
Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.
Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)
Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC. One dancer, wearing a mask, is kneeling.
File contains a combination of images of Kwakwaka'wakw artifacts housed in various museums and images of historical Kwakwaka'wakw villages on Vancouver Island and along the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. Artifacts include totem poles, bentwood boxes, carvings, masks, and Kwakwaka'wakw artwork such as paintings and drawings. There are historical photographs of the following villages: Gwat'sinuxw (Quatsino), Kwikwasutinuxw (Gilford Island), A'wa'etlala Village (Knight's Inlet), Mamalikala (Village Island), Wiwekalu Village of T'la'mataxw (Campbell River), Kwixa Village (Salmon River), Dunaxda'xw Village (New Vancouver), and Gwa'sala Village (Smith Inlet). The textual records include information about some of the photographs, identifying items such as the people, the villages, and/or the artifacts depicted in the photographs.
Potlatch in Campbell River in Honour of Mrs. Henderson
Potlatch at Campbell River in honour of Mrs. Henderson. Recorded by Martine de Widerspach-Thor (Reid) on May 21, 1977.
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From all over the place, Jack Peters with coppers
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a Jack Peters seated at a table with copper remnants. Peters is described in Carter's book "From History's Locker," as being the "only year-round resident" of Dead Point reserve ("Tga-tsuamuquame").The pieces of copper are "from one of the last great potlatches."
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Alert Bay Potlatch for Tony Hunt, name giving and presenting his personal song
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of dancers at the potlatch.
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Alert Bay Potlatch for Tony Hunt, name giving and presenting his personal song
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a group drumming on a pole at the potlatch.
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Alert Bay Potlatch for Tony Hunt, name giving and presenting his personal song
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of dancers at the potlatch with pole carving in the background.
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Alert Bay Potlatch for Tony Hunt, name giving and presenting his personal song
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of dancer at the potlatch who has taken off his mask and is holding it. The fire is in the foreground, and poles are in the background.
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Alert Bay Potlatch for Tony Hunt, name giving and presenting his personal song
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of attendees of the potlatch, including some seated near the set of poles and a masked dancer.
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Alert Bay Potlatch for Tony Hunt, name giving and presenting his personal song
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of attendees of the potlatch, including some seated near the set of poles and a dancer.
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Alert Bay Potlatch for Tony Hunt, name giving and presenting his personal song
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of attendees of the potlatch.
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Alert Bay Potlatch for Tony Hunt, name giving and presenting his personal song
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the crowd seated near the wall at the potlatch.
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Alert Bay Potlatch for Tony Hunt, name giving and presenting his personal song
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a group of children performing in the center of the potlatch.
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Part of Anthony Carter fonds
File consists of images from a potlatch (or potlatches) in North Vancouver, BC.
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Potlatch N Van, girl in ceremonial dress
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Portrait of a young woman in ceremonial dress at a potlatch in North Vancouver.
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Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a group drumming on a pole at what appears to be a potlatch.
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Series consists of photographs documenting events in various communities throughout British Columbia and Washington State. These include community photographs in Mt. Currie; the Salish Linguistic Conference in Oman, Washington State; a Robert Davidson Pole Raising; coverage of NWC artifacts at the National Museum of Copenhagen in Denmark; coverage of 1992 Nuxalk Potlatch at Bella Coola for Canadian Museum of Civilization; and photographs of a Haida bentwood box.
Between working on language and education projects, Jensen was often hired by communities to document important events, such as pole-raisings, conferences and potlatches. This series consists of the photographs taken at those events.