Two Saanich people with GG Heye, 1938
Photographer: William A. Newcombe, Non-Indian, 1884-1960
Subject: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957 Elsie Copper, Saanich Brother of Elsie Copper, Saanich
Date Created: August 1938
Catalog Number: P13424
Dimensions: 3 x 6.5 in.
Collection History: During George Heye's 1938 field trip to British Columbia, he was accompanied at least part of the time by William A. Newcombe (1884-1960), son of Charles F. Newcombe (1851-1924, physician and collector), who had earlier supplied Heye with objects from the Northwest Coast; print donated to MAI by William A. Newcombe.
Description: George Gustav Heye posed outdoors with Elsie Copper and her brother, who is wearing traditional dance regalia comprised of a headdress, wristbands, a sash, kneebands, and a staff or spear
Place: East Saanish Reserve; Capital Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Cormorant Island
Culture/People: Saanich,Non-Indian
Culture Hierarchy: Central Coast Salish>Saanich
Persistent URL:http://www.americanindian.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=312370
Repository:National Museum of the American Indian
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