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Tlingit man and woman in full dancing costumes, Alaska, 1906
Tlingit man and woman in full dancing costumes, Alaska, 1906
TitleTlingit man and woman in full dancing costumes, Alaska, 1906
PhotographerNowell, F.H. (Frank H.)
Studio LocationUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Original CreatorCase & Draper
Date1906
NotesThe Tlingit couple in this photograph wear elaborate painted and beaded tunics. The man (left) wears a tall hat topped with rings which signify the number of potlatches he has given. He holds a painted paddle with a fringe of deer hoof rattles. The woman (right) wears a nose ring and a bear claw headdress. She carries a crescent-shaped object painted with a raven design. Both individuals wear face paint. The woman is identified as Kaw-claa in another photograph in the museum's collection.

Caption on image: "Natives in full potlatch dancing custome [sic]. Copyright 1906 by Case & Draper." The name of photographer Frank Nowell is embossed on the lower right corner of the image.

The partnership of W.H. Case and Horace H. Draper began sometime in 1898 and was dissolved in 1908. (University of Washington Special Collections, from information supplied by the Alaska State Historical Library)

Photographer Frank Nowell was active in Alaska in the 1890s and early 1900s. (Charles T. Hommel, A Guide to Historical Photograph Collections in Seattle, p. 36-38.)
SubjectsKaw-claa (Tlingit Indian); Tlingit Indians--Clothing & dress; Tlingit Indians--Women; Ceremonial dancers--Alaska--Juneau Region; Women--Alaska--Juneau Region; Men--Alaska--Juneau Region; Hats; Couples--Alaska--Juneau Region
Location DepictedAlaska--Juneau Region
Object TypeSilver gelatin prints
Physical DescriptionPhotographic print ; good.
Negative NumberSHS 14, 102
Digital CollectionAmerican Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
CollectionSeattle Historical Society Collection
RepositoryMuseum of History and Industry, Seattle
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction or inquire about permissions see: http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/ordering.php
AcquisitionGift; acc. no. 14, 102
Restrictionshttp://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html
Transmission DataImage/JPEG
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