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Kaagan

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Creator
Anthony Carter
Dates
August 1967 (indexed as 1967)
Level
file
Extent
28 photographs : col. transparencies ; 6 x 6 cm 3 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope & content
File consists of images taken at or near Slatechuck Mountain on Haida Gwaii (called Kaagan in the Haida language). This mountain, located near Queen Charlotte City, is best known as a source of argillite, a rare form of slate used in Haida art. Images in this file show individuals harvesting argillite, in addition to images of women harvesting and preparing spruce roots to weave baskets, and images of the Golden Spruce tree that formerly stood in the area.
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Haida Gwaii
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Argillite
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