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Lootaas in Alert Bay
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Lootaas in Alert Bay
Lootaas in Alert Bay

Lootaas in Alert Bay

Datec. 1988
MediumPrints
Dimensions18.7 × 12.7 cm (7 3/8 × 5 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Object numberPh 05398
DescriptionColour photograph shows Lootaas on a beach in front of a longhouse in Alert Bay. Many Items can be seen inside Lootaas including life jackets, paddles, a bucket and jugs of milk. Four kids are looking in the canoe while the paddlers, wearing tunics, are being welcomed by people dressed in regalia. The longhouse in the background is the U'mista Cultural Society Museum at Alert Bay. The design on front is a thunderbird (with protruding beak) and whale (only top of whale can be seen).
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