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The Klaokwaht group and typical habitation were brought from Vancouver Island to the Exposition. | |||
==Before the Fair== | ==Before the Fair== | ||
Dr. George A. Dorsey of the Field Columbian Museum, and Dr. C.F. Newcombe of Victoria, B. C., were responsible for bringing the members to the Fair. | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The Klaokwakt clan-house was built of heavy puncheons and squared logs and decorated with carved and painted totemic devices. | |||
The neighboring Kwakiutl Indians are noted for certain physical characteristics (especially light color of skin ) and also for elaborate totemic or heraldic crests carved on great wooden columns and house-fronts; and | |||
Two members of the neighboring Kwakiutl tribe, known for elaborate totemic or heraldic crests carved on great wooden columns and house-fronts, were also brought, along with examples of their craft. | |||
The combined group occupied the Klaokwaht house while their great sea-canoe (carved from a single tree-trunk and capable of carrying a crew of forty) lay alongside. | |||
==After the Fair== | ==After the Fair== | ||
Revision as of 23:42, 27 November 2022
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| Location | Anthropology Area |
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| No. of Buildings | 1 |
The Klaokwaht group and typical habitation were brought from Vancouver Island to the Exposition.
Before the Fair
Dr. George A. Dorsey of the Field Columbian Museum, and Dr. C.F. Newcombe of Victoria, B. C., were responsible for bringing the members to the Fair.
Description
The Klaokwakt clan-house was built of heavy puncheons and squared logs and decorated with carved and painted totemic devices. The neighboring Kwakiutl Indians are noted for certain physical characteristics (especially light color of skin ) and also for elaborate totemic or heraldic crests carved on great wooden columns and house-fronts; and Two members of the neighboring Kwakiutl tribe, known for elaborate totemic or heraldic crests carved on great wooden columns and house-fronts, were also brought, along with examples of their craft. The combined group occupied the Klaokwaht house while their great sea-canoe (carved from a single tree-trunk and capable of carrying a crew of forty) lay alongside.
