Tsonoqwa Facing Debtor

Date
1912
Description

Tsonoqwa figure which originally faced a debtors house with arms outstretched to show it was waiting for a marriage payment from another household in the village (sources say the transaction was between a Chief Herbert Johnson and his father in law). When the payment was made the figure was rotated toward the sea to acknowledge the payment.

Subject (Geographic)
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Identifier
Gwayasdums20
Terms of use
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