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Expedition to the North Pacific Coast
Field photographs
First nations of North America
Totem poles
Asset ID
46131
Title
Rear view of a totem pole with a cavity for the reception of the dead
Description
From Anthropology Smith Scrapbook: Rear view of the northern pole shown in No. 46120-2. Note the cavity for the reception of the dead. The shed in the foreground is the one sheltering the canoe, shown in No. 46125.
Agent (Role)
Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1940
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Photographer
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Date
1909-08
City Town
Wrangell Island
State Province
Alaska
Country
United States
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Negative Collection, 6 x 8: 46131
External Resource
AMNH Library authority record:
Expedition to the North Pacific Coast
, AMNH Library authority record:
Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1940
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