Image: Two Saanich people with GG Heye, 1938

Description: Photographer: William A. Newcombe, Non-Indian, 1884-1960 Subject: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957        Elsie Copper, Saanich        Brother of Elsie Copper, Saanich Date Created: August 1938 Catalog Number: P13424 Dimensions: 3 x 6.5 in. Collection History: During George Heye's 1938 field trip to British Columbia, he was accompanied at least part of the time by William A. Newcombe (1884-1960), son of Charles F. Newcombe (1851-1924, physician and collector), who had earlier supplied Heye with objects from the Northwest Coast; print donated to MAI by William A. Newcombe. Description: George Gustav Heye posed outdoors with Elsie Copper and her brother, who is wearing traditional dance regalia comprised of a headdress, wristbands, a sash, kneebands, and a staff or spear Place: East Saanish Reserve; Capital Regional District; British Columbia; Canada Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group Island Name: Cormorant Island Culture/People: Saanich,Non-Indian Culture Hierarchy: Central Coast Salish>Saanich Persistent URL:http://www.americanindian.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=312370 Repository:National Museum of the American Indian View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: Two Saanich people with GG Heye, 1938
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