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English: Chief Jim Humchitt with potlatch bowl, masks, talking stick and button blanket at Kingcome Inlet

VPL Accession Number: 1708 Date: 1926 Photographer/Studio: Paull, Albert Content: Native name Kodi from Dzawad'enuxw. The mask on the right is housed in the collection of the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology. The centre dish is called 'Tsonoqua'. 'Wild Woman of the Woods'. The Indians are from Cormorant Island and are S. Nimpkish members of the Kwakiutl. Source unknown. Topic: Indian textile fabrics - North America Indians of North America - Masks Indian wood-carving Indians of North America - Art Indians of North America - Religion Indians of North America - Rites and ceremonies Indians of North America - Social life and customs Indian blankets Potlatch Kwakiutl Indians - Antiquities Location: British Columbia - Kingcome Inlet

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