Outdoor full profile portrait of the woman Mrs. Harriet (Joe) Denny, wearing long dress and embroidered and ribboned jacket, with conical beaded hat. She is posed in front of a shingled structure, with three people standing in the doorway. Originally catalogued as "Mrs. Simon Deny"
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 and the U.S., some of which were sponsored by MAI. This photograph probably accompanied the object collections he acquired for MAI.
Source ID:
NMAI_347914
Catalog Number:
N19901
Album Name:
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