Book
The Haidah Indians of Queen Charlotte's Islands, British Columbia: with a brief description of their carvings, tattoo designs, etc.
Smithsonian Institution • Washington • Published In 1874 • Pages: iii, 18
By: Swan, James G..
Abstract
This short work is based on archival research and the author’s encounter and interviews with members of a Haida trading group that had come to Port Townsend, Washington. It includes discussion of artifacts and design motifs (including drawings of tattoos) now part of the Smithsonian collection, and an account of early contact with the Haida.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2017
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2017
- Field Date
- 1874
- Coverage Date
- 1770-1874
- Coverage Place
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
- Notes
- By James G. Swan
- LCCN
- s 13000088
- LCSH
- Haida Indians