Date: 1979
Description: The 'Ksan Performance group re-enacting the story of the warrior chief Nehl'xt or 'Nekt at 'Ksan Historical Village. The story takes place at 'Battle Hill© near Gitwangak village. 'Nekt was an aggressive warrior and led many successful raids against neighbouring tribes. He is remembered and celebrated by the Gitxsan people as a powerful and great leader.
Date: 1979
Description: The 'Ksan Performance group re-enacting the story of the warrior chief Nehl'xt or 'Nekt at 'Ksan Historical Village. The story takes place at 'Battle Hill© near Gitwangak village. 'Nekt was an aggressive warrior and led many successful raids against neighbouring tribes. He is remembered and celebrated by the Gitxsan people as a powerful and great leader.
Date: 1960 to 1970
Description: Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Date: 1960 to 1970
Description: Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Date: 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: A composite house model typical of later models that combine features from different houses
Date: 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: A composite house model typical of later models that combine features from different houses. This model has two birds on the house's corner posts, as well as two birds painted on the front. The frontal pole is a Beaver, with three potlatch cylinders on its head.
Date: 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: A composite house model typical of later models that combine features from different houses. This model is likely a stylized version of the Killer Whale House, which was owned by the wife of Chief Wave-Eagle of the Seaward Ravens and was considered to belong to her family, the Big House People.
Date: 1972
Description: Cooking the mashed huckelberries. Before contact with Europeans berries were cooked in large bentwood boxes by adding red hot stones to the crushed berry mixture. These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers among the Gitxsan. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these collecting and processing practices titled Gathering what the Great Nature provided: food traditions of the Gitksan, by the…
Date: 1972
Description: Huckleberries. These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers among the Gitxsan. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these collecting and processing practices titled Gathering what the Great Nature provided: food traditions of the Gitksan, by the people of 'Ksan.
Date: 1972
Description: Cooking berries before they are dried on the racks. These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers among the Gitxsan. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these collecting and processing practices titled Gathering what the Great Nature provided: food traditions of the Gitksan, by the people of 'Ksan.
Date: 1972
Description: Edith Campbell cooking huckelberries before they are spread on the drying racks These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers among the Gitxsan. The objective was to create colour images of practices that were partially captured in earlier black and white photographs and in early texts such as those written by Marious Barbeau and William Beynon. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these…
Date: 1972
Description: Edith Campbell preparing huckelberries. These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers among the Gitxsan. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these collecting and processing practices titled Gathering what the Great Nature provided: food traditions of the Gitksan, by the people of 'Ksan.
Date: 1972
Description: Boiling Salmon in bentwood box. Re-enactment of the First Salmon Ceremony performed by the 'Ksan Performing Arts Group. The re-enactment is based on the narrative recorded by Franz Boas for the Gitselesu of Kitselas Canyon.
Date: 1972
Description: Boiling Salmon in bentwood box. Ritual treatment of first salmon Re-enactment of the First Salmon Ceremony performed by the 'Ksan Performing Arts Group. The re-enactment is based on the narrative recorded by Franz Boas for the Gitselesu of Kitselas Canyon.
Date: 1972
Description: Boiling Salmon in bentwood box. Ritual treatment of first salmon Re-enactment of the First Salmon Ceremony performed by the 'Ksan Performing Arts Group. The re-enactment is based on the narrative recorded by Franz Boas for the Gitselesu of Kitselas Canyon.
