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Image Not Available for The Bear totem carries in "the copper" the rude design on the head of the man. The symbol of Christianity, Alert Bay B.C. [Page 6 of Alert Bay album]
The Bear totem carries in "the copper" the rude design on the head of the man. The symbol of Christianity, Alert Bay B.C. [Page 6 of Alert Bay album]
Image Not Available for The Bear totem carries in "the copper" the rude design on the head of the man. The symbol of Christianity, Alert Bay B.C. [Page 6 of Alert Bay album]

The Bear totem carries in "the copper" the rude design on the head of the man. The symbol of Christianity, Alert Bay B.C. [Page 6 of Alert Bay album]

Creator Edith Sarah Watson (American, 1861 - 1943)
Date1890s-1930s
Mediumalbum page with gelatin silver print
Dimensions35.5 x 30 cm
Object number2018/3601.6
LocationNot currently on display

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Image Not Available for Detail of a "Bear" totem on the totem Boulevard, Alert Bay B.C. [Page 7 of Alert Bay album]
Detail of a "Bear" totem on the totem Boulevard, Alert Bay B.C. [Page 7 of Alert Bay album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for Detail of Totem pole family tree of the Siwash Indians at Alert Bay B.C. one of the ports of call on the way to Alaska [Page 5 of Alert Bay album]
Detail of Totem pole family tree of the Siwash Indians at Alert Bay B.C. one of the ports of call on the way to Alaska [Page 5 of Alert Bay album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for [Totem of man in Alert Bay, Page 15 of Alert Bay album]
[Totem of man in Alert Bay, Page 15 of Alert Bay album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for The Thunder Bird at Alert Bay, is perhaps the most imaginary of all the totems. His beak is hinged and can be made to open when a potlach or feast demands it [Page 16 of Alert Bay album]
The Thunder Bird at Alert Bay, is perhaps the most imaginary of all the totems. His beak is hinged and can be made to open when a potlach or feast demands it [Page 16 of Alert Bay album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for Detail of a "Bear" totem on the totem Boulevard, Alert Bay B.C.
Detail of a "Bear" totem on the totem Boulevard, Alert Bay B.C.
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Print
Image Not Available for [Totem with bear surrounded by white fencing, page 19 of Alert Bay album]
[Totem with bear surrounded by white fencing, page 19 of Alert Bay album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for A picturesque Thunder-Bird stands guard on the doorstep of a Siwash Indian Home. Alert Bay B.C. [Page 13 of Alert Bay album]
A picturesque Thunder-Bird stands guard on the doorstep of a Siwash Indian Home. Alert Bay B.C. [Page 13 of Alert Bay album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for A Japanese fisherman's home in B.C. shingled with B.C. cedar [page 33 of Alert Bay album]
A Japanese fisherman's home in B.C. shingled with B.C. cedar [page 33 of Alert Bay album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for Detail of Totem pole family tree of the Siwash Indians at Alert Bay B.C. one of the ports of call on the way to Alaska
Detail of Totem pole family tree of the Siwash Indians at Alert Bay B.C. one of the ports of call on the way to Alaska
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Print
Image Not Available for On the totem Boulevard, Alert Bay B.C.
On the totem Boulevard, Alert Bay B.C.
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Print
Image Not Available for The mother of all wooden dolls as she appears in the totum at Alert Bay, BC. [Page 4 of Alert Bay album]
The mother of all wooden dolls as she appears in the totum at Alert Bay, BC. [Page 4 of Alert Bay album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for Son of a Siwash Indian chief in robe decorated with buttons and a new wood crown, ornamented with sea-lions whiskers, in Alert Bay BC. [Page 10 of Alert Bay album]
Son of a Siwash Indian chief in robe decorated with buttons and a new wood crown, ornamented with sea-lions whiskers, in Alert Bay BC. [Page 10 of Alert Bay album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
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