Abalone Display

Date
1972
Corporate name
Description

Murphy Stalney and Walter Harris displaying an abalone shell. Abalone is an important material in Northwest Coast art. It is used as a decorative inlay, as jewellery, and it is sewn onto robes and ceremonial regalia. It is often used to denote power, rank, and prestige.

Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Identifier
Ksan_Historical_Village_322
Terms of use
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Source/owner terms of use
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