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Anthropology
Kwakwaka’wakw
Northwest Coast Hall
Potlatch
Rites and ceremonies
Asset ID
36079
Title
Potlatch Ceremony
Description
Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch Ceremony. The Potlatch Ceremony mural hung in the Northwest Coast Hall.
Agent (Role)
Taylor, William S., 1882-1968
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Artist
)
Date
1916
Artwork/Object Type
Paintings
State Province
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Is Part Of
From the Land of the Totem Poles: The Northwest Coast Indian Art Collection at the American Museum of Natural History
,
Historic Halls of the American Museum of Natural History
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Archives, Art Survey No. 1428: Taylor, William S. 1916. Potlatch Ceremony.
External Resource
AMNH Library authority record:
Northwest Coast Hall
, AMNH Library authority record:
Taylor, William S. 1882-1968
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Repository
American Museum of Natural History
Publication History
AMNH Library, E78.N78 A45 1988: American Museum of Natural History and Aldona Jonaitis. From the Land of the Totem Poles : The Northwest Coast Indian Art Collection at the American Museum of Natural History. New York: Museum, 1988. 223.
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