Nass River, BC

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              Nisga'a chiefs and families posing with goods from potlatch
              Nisga'a chiefs and families posing with goods from potlatch
              2009.7.1.045 · Item · [1903?]
              Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

              Three men stand in centre, each wearing a chief's dress and head-dress. Family members stand and sit on either side. Carved boxes and masks are positioned in foreground. The group poses in front of drapery hung against tall wooden wall.

              Community members have stated that the people in this photo are from the Gitwilluyaxw clan from the wolf tribal house of Ksdiyaawak. The photo was taken at Gitlax̱t’aamiks along the Nass River.

              Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Tsimpshian Chiefs & family. Goods [for or fr.] Potlatch".
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              2009.7.1 · Series · [ca. 1873 - ca. 1939]
              Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

              Series consists of images pertaining the Collison family, North Coastal First Nations communities, means of transportation along North Coastal British Columbia, and various church structures and religious events.