IDNO

P.8527.ACH1

Description

On Catalogue Card: “Old village with totem poles on Queen Charlotte island, now destroyed.”

Place

N America; Canada; British Columbia; Haida Gwaii [Queen Charlotte Island]

Cultural Affliation

Haida

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

Collection Name

Mounted Haddon Collection

Source

Canadian Museum of Civilization [National Museum of Canada]?Jenness, Diamond

Format

Print Black & White Mounted

Primary Documentation

Other Information

MAA Exhibition: This photograph was included in the Northwest Coast case in the Maudslay Gallery during its re-display, May 2012, with the caption:
"Photo
Haida village with totem poles and canoes. As typical with coastal villages, the houses face the sea. This village was abandoned in the late nineteenth century following the devastating population decline that resulted from European introduced diseases.
Haida. Haida Gwaii, British Colombia, Canada, collected by Alfred Haddon via the National Museum of Canada. P. 8527. ACH1." [JD 9/21/2013]