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Portrait of a member of the Huu-ay-aht First Nations : 'Ohiat Indian West Coast, Vancouver Island' c. 1870
Albumen print | 6.9 x 4.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2368821

Frederick Dally (1838-1914)
Portrait of a member of the Huu-ay-aht First Nations : 'Ohiat Indian West Coast, Vancouver Island' c. 1870

Frederick Dally (1838-1914)
Portrait of an Indigenous Canadian man : 'East Coast Vancouver Island Indian' c. 1870


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Photographic portrait of an Indigenous Canadian from the Huu-ay-aht First Nations in a half length portrait, facing three-quarters to the right and wearing a blanket around their waist and a necklace at the end of which is a long piece of bone.
The Ohiat name is an anglicised interpretation of a name that refers to the Hu-ay-aht First Nations. Other spellings include Ohyat and Ohiet. The Huu-ay-aht race occupied the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Province of British Columbia.Provenance
From an album presented to Queen Victoria by the photographer, Frederick Dally on July 6th 1883
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
6.9 x 4.7 cm (image)
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Alternative title(s)
[Historic Title] Ohiat Indian West Coast, Vancouver Island