Potlatch, Alert Bay
Dublin Core
Title
Potlatch, Alert Bay
Subject
Potlatch
British Columbia
Indigenous people
British Columbia
Indigenous people
Description
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 monumental totem pole is visible in the centre, along with a few more further in the background. A row of houses is in the background. A hatted man in the centre of the picture appears blurred, giving indication of the type of camera used.
It relates to indigenous people, their customs and traditions whilst within the Canadian nation. Also provides evidence of potlach occurring during the Canadian Potlach ban.
It relates to indigenous people, their customs and traditions whilst within the Canadian nation. Also provides evidence of potlach occurring during the Canadian Potlach ban.
Creator
Major James Skitt Matthews, Alert Bay
Publisher
City of Vancouver Archives
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/indian-potlach-alert-bay-b-c
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/indian-potlach-alert-bay-b-c
Date
circa 1912
Contributor
Melvin Kwan
Rights
City of Vancouver Archives
Copyright status: public domain
Copyright status: public domain
Language
N/A
Type
Visual - photograph
Identifier
20th century British Columbia
Files
Collection
Citation
Major James Skitt Matthews, Alert Bay, “Potlatch, Alert Bay,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 13, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/133.