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Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897-1902)
Northwest Coast Hall
Nuu-chah-nulth
Asset ID
120697
Title
Three house posts on display at the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Left and right house posts (16/4701, 16/4702) collected at Comox by Harlan Smith during the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, 1989. The central post (16.1/553) collected by Harlan Smith in 1909 at Friendly Cove, Nuu-chah-nulth.
Agent (Role)
Photo Studio
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Photographer
),
Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1940
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Collector
)
Date
1938-03 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Wood carvings
Is Part Of
From the Land of the Totem Poles: The Northwest Coast Indian Art Collection at the American Museum of Natural History
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Negative Collection, 5 x 7: 120697
Department Catalog Number(s)
16.1/553, 16/4701, 16/4702
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Publication History
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. 194.
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