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Lib1988.33.289
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Portrait of Yaht-le-min's wife, circa 1900

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This is a portrait of the wife of Yaht-le-min (called General Taylor by the settlers), a sub-chief of the S'Klallam. Her name is not known. She had her portrait taken with a traditional clam basket in front of a handmade cattail mat. She wears a crucifix pendant, a symbol of the Christian faith introduced by missionaries in the mid-1800s.

Caption information source: "Land and People and Lifestyle," by Jerry Gorsline for the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, retrieved from https://www.pgst.nsn.us/tribal-enterprises/noo-kayet-development/35-top-level/land-and-people-and-lifestyle
ID Number: Lib1988.33.289
Date: Circa 1900
Creator(s): Wilse, Anders B., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv05483
Credit: MOHAI, Anders Beer Wilse Photographs, Lib1988.33.289
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Indigenous Peoples, Northwest Coast Native Peoples, Coast Salish Peoples, Clothing and Dress

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