National Anthropological Archives

Oliver Wells photographs of Salish women spinning and weaving, circa 1967

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.81C
Creators:
Wells, Oliver, 1907-1970
Dates:
circa 1967
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
2 Color prints
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting Mary Peters (Interior Salish) weaving a tapestry with a two-bar loom and Mrs. William Kelley (Coast Salish) spinning yarn with a spinning wheel. Photographs made in Sardis, Chilliwack, British Columbia.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Oliver N. Wells (1907-1970) was owner of Edenbank Farm in Chilliwack, British Columbia, as well as an amateur historian and ethnologist. He assisted the effort to reestablish traditional Salish weaving techniques and wrote "The Return of the Salish Loom," an article published in the "Beaver" Hudson Bay Magazine in spring 1966.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Oliver N. Wells, 1967. A copy of his correspondence is available with the collection.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 81C, Oliver Wells photographs of Salish spinning and weaving, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Photographs of Coast Salish arts, collected by Oliver Wells, held in National Anthropological Archives in MS 4764.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 81C


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Weaving Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Spinning Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Plateau Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Northwest Coast Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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