Potlatch

Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)

81-05-a033104
Item
[195- or 196-]

Parte deThomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.

Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)

81-05-a033105
Item
[195- or 196-]

Parte deThomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.

Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)

81-05-a033108
Item
[195- or 196-]

Parte deThomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.

Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)

81-05-a033110
Item
[195- or 196-]

Parte deThomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC. One dancer, wearing a mask, is kneeling.

Axu Leading Potlatch Procession

138-03-02-17
Item
[ca. 198-]

Parte dePaddling to Where I Stand collection

Image of Agnes Alfed leading a procession. People on the background.
Handwritten annotation on back "Axu leading potlatch procession. No date" and number 10-1.
Item was originally numbered by creator with number 123.

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A display of items to be given away at a potlatch

132-1-C-C-a041606
Item
[between 1897-1933]

Parte deMOA General Media collection

This photograph, originally taken by William or Jean Halliday, shows a display of items to be given away at a potlatch in Alert Bay. The caption for the slide gives the date as 1910 but the BC Archives lists the date for this photograph as between 1897 and 1933. This photograph is housed at the BC Archives, #H-03976.

Potlatch in Campbell River in Honour of Mrs. Henderson

138-02-01-07 (MAN 226 a - b)
Item
May 21, 1977

Parte dePaddling to Where I Stand collection

Potlatch at Campbell River in honour of Mrs. Henderson. Recorded by Martine de Widerspach-Thor (Reid) on May 21, 1977.
Item a: side 1-2
Item b: side 3-4

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From all over the place, Jack Peters with coppers

25-02-11-a037784
Item
[196-?]

Parte deAnthony Carter fonds

Image of a Jack Peters seated at a table with copper remnants. Peters is described in Carter's book "From History's Locker," as being the "only year-round resident" of Dead Point reserve ("Tga-tsuamuquame").The pieces of copper are "from one of the last great potlatches."

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Alert Bay Potlatch for Tony Hunt, name giving and presenting his personal song