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The Tyee Potlatch.

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Date

1900-1909

Artist

James Jerris Blomfield (1872-1951)

Collection

Royal BC Museum

Image Link

https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/tyee-potlatch

Description

Part of Archives paintings, drawings, and prints collection

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Courtesy of Royal BC Museum

Location

North America

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People & Society

TWW Comment

The Potlatch described a tradition celebrated by Pacific Northwest tribes for centuries in which Tyees invited people from the region to a celebration that sometimes lasted for weeks. The characteristics of a good Potlatch were that the Tyee, to display his wealth, gave gifts to the people who honored him by attending the party. Some of the things that were exchanged included a variety of valuable goods they had acquired by their activities in the fur trade. They also exchanged slaves. (https://www.garlasalle.com/traditional-potlatch/)

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