Two Aboriginal men in costume
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| Database ID | 27754 | |
| Institution | Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room | |
| Fonds/Collection | General Photographs Collection | |
| File/Item Reference | LH-2170 | |
| Date of creation | 1946-1952 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 17 cm X 12 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | A photograph taken at Stand Off, Alta. on Blood Reserve. Percy Creighton (l) and John Cotton, Blood Indians on Blood Reserve in Stand Off, Alberta. Creighton wears elaborate ceremonial garb complete with head dress; Cotton wears moccasins, cloth wrapped around waist, and necklace. Creighton holds "weasel tail robe" (see LH 2166 for explanation). Cotton is medicine man who was conducting ceremony initiating Alexander of Tunis into Kainai chieftanship. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | unknown | |
| Copyright holder | public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Credit Saskatoon Public Library - Local History Room. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | General Photographs Collection | |
| Place | Stand Off, Alberta, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 7 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Alexander, Harold Rupert Leofric George, 1891-1969 (1st Earl Alexander of Tunis) Cotton, John Creighton, Percy | |
| Subject | Ceremonies Chiefs Culture -- Spirituality Medicine Men | |
| Date Range(s) | 1940-1949 1950-1959 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27754
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