Indian woman, "Tancowin" or "Tamcowin", tanning hide in front of tipi

 
Database ID28423
InstitutionSaskatoon Public Library Local History Room
Fonds/CollectionGeneral Photographs Collection
File/Item ReferencePH-90-82-4
Date of creation1900-1918
Physical description/extentone photograph; b&w; 11 cm x 15 cm
Number of images1
Scope and contentA photograph of an Indian woman, "Tancowin" or "Tamcowin", tanning a hide in front of a tipi. She is probably a Dakota from near Prince Albert.
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
ContributerCharmbury, Theodore Henry James
Copyright holderSaskatoon Public Library
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointGeneral Photographs Collection
Language of materialEnglish
PlacePrince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionSubarctic
NamesTamcowin
SubjectWomen
Labour
Housing -- Traditional -- Teepees
Dakota (Sioux)
Date Range(s)1900-1909
1910-1919
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