Peter Paul and Mali A'n Morris Sylliboy (?) posed in front of a birchbark wigwam (which was constructed by Chris and Mary Josephine Morris) playing "waltes," a traditional Mi'kmaq game. She wears a beaded conical hat, and a ribboned and beaded jacket. Originally catalogued as "Man and woman in traditional clothing, playing dice and bowl game"
Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
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Time Period:
1930-1930
Materials:
Techniques:
Dimensions:
5 x 7 in.
Cultures:
American Indians, Mi'kmaq (Micmac), Native Americans, North America, Northeast, Wabanaki, Woodlands
City:
Eskasoni Reserve
County:
Cape Breton County
State:
Nova Scotia
Island Name:
Cape Breton Island
Country:
Canada
Collection History:
Frederick Johnson began his anthropological studies as a teenager, accompanying anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1951) on trips to Native communities in Quebec. Between 1923 and 1929, Johnson studied at the University of Pennsylvania and conducted several research trips in Canada, some of which were sponsored by MAI. This photograph probably accompanied the object collections he acquired for MAI.
Source ID:
NMAI_347423
Catalog Number:
N19928
Album Name:
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