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Object TitleThe Village of Haina
Object Number:29-228-1
Current Location: East Entrance
Currently On Display
Culture:Haida
Provenience: Canada
British Columbia
Queen Charlotte Islands
Haina
Culture Area: Northwest Coast Culture Area
Maker: Louis Shotridge
Date Made: early 20th century
Early Date: 1900
Late Date: 1925
Section:American
Materials:Cedar
Spruce
Paint
Stone
Plastic Resin
Iconography:Village
Length: 184.5 cm
Width: 154 cm
Credit Line:Received from various sources, pre-1929

Description

The Village of Haina ("Sunshine Town"): Model portrays 2 houses from the Haida Indian Village of Haina, located in the Queen Charlotte archipelago off the Coast of British Columbia, Canada. The Haida settled Haina in the 1850's, then abandoned it 30 years later after diseases introduced by Europeans had caused severe depopulation. Made by Louis Shotridge

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