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Potlatch, Alert Bay

A black and white image. The centre of the picture consists of two groups of rows of different pots on the floor. Around the rows are lines of people, who are mostly in western style dress. The majority of the people appear to be men. A large…

Tags: 20th century, Alert Bay, British Columbia, Cultural Assimilation, Culture, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples, Photograph, Potlatch, ritualism, Settlement, Totem Pole

Letter from the assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Priority Records regarding NWA’s track, Fuck tha Police

Typed letter addressed to the office of Priority Records in California from the Milt Ahlerich, the assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The letter regards the track ‘Fuck tha Police’ by the rap group N.W.A. expresses concern for…

Basket

The object is a basket from the Nkala’pamux people around the Fraser river area. The basket is made from plant fiber, wood, string and possibly pigment (paint). The dimension of the basket is: 50cm in length, 34cm in width, 24cm in height. The basket…

Tags: 20th century, Basket, Basket weaving, Culture, Economics, Fraser River, Gifts, Hunting and Gathering, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples, Material Culture, Material Object, Museum Age, Museum Scramble, Nkala’pamux, Potlatch

Hawaiian Statehood Commemorative Stamp

This is a 0.84 inch by 1.44 inch postal stamp created by the Post Office Department. It was issued on the 21st of August 1959, in commemoration of President Eisenhower’s announcement of the decision to admit Hawaii into the United States of America,…

Tags: 20th century, 50th state, Americanisation, commemorative, Cultural Appropriation, Cultural Assimilation, Culture, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Statehood, Material Culture, Material Object, Post Office, President Eisenhower, Stamp, Statehood, warrior

Totem Pole - 16.1/438 A

It is totem pole from the Nuxalk Nation of indigenous people, in British Columbia. It is made of carved red cedar wood and an unspecified paint. Its dimensions are 128cm in length, 188cm in width and 356cm in height. The totem itself has two faces…

Tags: 20th century, British Columbia, Culture, Indigenous Peoples, Material Culture, Material Object, Museum Age, Museum Scramble, Nuxalk Nation, ritualism, Totem Pole, Traditions, Wood Carving

Thomas A. Edison’s “Hawaiian Islands” The Surf Scenes shot in 1906

While the title suggests that Thomas Edison filmed this video it was actually taken by Robert Bonnie. It shows people surfing in Hawaii, however because the source is so old, it is hard to make out in some places, so it looks like there is both…

Tags: 20th century, Americanisation, Beach, Culture, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Indigenous, Indigenous customs, Outrigger Canoe Club, Recording, Resistance, Sport, Surfboard, Surfing, Traditions, Video, Videography

The Hawaiian Star June 29 1912

This source is a newspaper from Honolulu. The newspaper covers a variety of topics such as sporting results, and local news. The paper also features adverts for many different products such as cars and a carnival. However on page 7 there is a big…

Photograph of Reverend Green with a Tsimshian interpreter

This source is a photograph of Reverend A.E. Green and his Tsimshian interpreter. This shows both persons dressed traditionally; Green in the bowler hat and smart jacket and the interpreter in old clothing, which highlights the clash between the two…

Tags: 19th century, Assimilation, British Columbia, Christianity, Cultural Assimilation, Culture, Indigenous Peoples, Interpreter, languages, Missionaries, Museum Age, Photograph, Translation, Translator, Tsimshia

Figure of Ku-ka’ili- moku

The image shows a wooden figure likely to represent Ku-ka’ili- moku, the God of war. Having such a variety of these figures and having such grand figures would show the significance behind this to the people of Hawaii. This is extremely significant…

Tags: 19th century, Art, Culture, Figure, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Indigenous, Ku-ka’ili- moku, Material Culture, Material Object, Missionaries, Museum Age, Museum Scramble, Religion, Sculpture

Duke Kahanamoku at Huntington Beach

This picture shows Duke Kahnamoku standing on Huntington Beach with four white surfers with their surfboards stood up on the sand with the Pacific ocean in the background. Duke Kahnamoku is stood in the middle of the group wearing a white suit with a…

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