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  1. UBC Museum of Anthropology Library & Archives
  2. Alan R. Sawyer fonds
  3. Northwest Coast First Nations artifacts research
  4. Slides of artifacts

Slides of artifacts

subseries[1962 - 1988, predominate 1977-1984]A

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Held by
— via UBC Museum of Anthropology Library & Archives
Creator
Alan R. Sawyer
Dates
[1962 - 1988, predominate 1977-1984] (indexed as 1962–1988)
Level
subseries
Extent
ca. 8,860 slides
Scope & content
Subseries consists of photographic slides taken by Sawyer of Northwest Coast artifacts housed in various museums around North America and Europe, or of artifacts located in First Nation villages on BC’s northwest coast and/or the Alaskan panhandle. Some of the artifacts include the following: masks; totem poles; hats and helmets; effigies and figures; headdresses and frontlets; fishing equipment; weavings and blankets; armor and weaponry; shaman regalia and wands; boxes; necklaces; combs; and various household items such as bowls. A majority of the slides contain additional information about the artifact depicted in it. This information may include the following: name of the artifact; the First Nations community from which the artifact originated from; the museum and/or location of the artifact; the dimensions of the artifact; and/or the date of the artifact’s creation. ref # 13-1-A
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Genre / form
Graphic material
Access & use
Some of the slides in this collection are duplicates from Bill Holm, an expert of Northwest Coast art and artifacts. Images taken from Holm’s collection are noted on the individual slides.
Harvested
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