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Kwakiutl village on a hillside, Vancouver Island on Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, in engraving made 1792
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| Title | Kwakiutl village on a hillside, Vancouver Island on Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, in engraving made 1792 |
| Original Creator | Sykes, John, 1770 or 71-1858 |
| Notes | Photograph of engraving of small houses, many painted, built up terraced hillside. Canoes pulled up at shore, with several men on beach
Image from George Vancouver's A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, 1798, vol. 1, pl.4, f.p. 346
Caption on image: W. Alexander det: from a sketch taken on the spot by J. Sykes. Cheslakee's village in Johnstone's Straits.
Note from Erna Gunther's Indian life on the Northwest Coast of North America, p. 99-100: Nimpkish village of Chief Cathlaques called Whannoe |
| Subjects | Engravings; Kwakiutl Indians--Structures; Kwakiutl Indians--Transportation; Villages--British Columbia--Vancouver Island; Canoes; Johnstone Strait (B.C.) ; Vancouver Expedition (1791-1795) |
| Location Depicted | British Columbia--Vancouver Island |
| Object Type | Photographs |
| Negative Number | NA3987 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
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http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info |
| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
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