From a series showing the construction of a wigwam ("tipi" on original catalog card), by Chris Morris and his wife Mary Josephine Morris, P19866-94. Chris and Mary Josephine Morris putting sheets of birchbark on frame. The poles and birchbark coverings are in the NMAI collection (catalog number 176513)
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. His photographs probably accompanied the object collections he acquired for MAI.
Source ID:
NMAI_347727
Catalog Number:
N19883
Album Name:
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