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ATTENTION SERIOUS COLLECTORS! RARE1885 BELLA COOLA (NUXALT MASK) CEREMONY PHOTO

$ 792

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Color: Sepia
  • Listed By: Owner / Collector
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print
  • Date of Creation: 1880-1889
  • Photo Type: CDV
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Signed: Yes
  • Modified Item: No
  • Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
  • Subject: NORTHWEST COAST INDIGENOUS
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada

    Description

    For your consideration is an exceptionally rare 1885 museum quality CDV photograph of four Nuxalt or Bella Coola Indian men in ceremonial masks and Chilkat blankets and aprons. The Nuxalt villages are located on the central British Columbia coast. The photographer was E. Hattorff of Hamburg Germany. See scans.
    The Carte De Visite measures 4 x 2 1/2 and is in excellent condition (front & back). The 20/20 Hindsight ID will not be present. The photograph is GUARANTEED to be vintage and not a copy or later print... Purchase with confidence! See my 100% Positive Feedbacks. No Auction House Buyers Premium!
    I do my best to describe each item that I put up for sale or auction and to give some historical context if possible. However, please feel free to ask any questions you have before purchasing or bidding. I will be happy to respond as quickly as I can..... Shipping is via USPO First Class and very well protected....
    I've been a collector of photographs, important documents and publications related to Native American history for over 35 years. I am not a commercial dealer. My collection mainly covers the period from early 1700's to 1930. The images (all original) are of various sizes and have been safely stored in archival museum boxes in a climate controlled setting. They are in the same condition as when I acquired them....  Please let me know if you are searching for anything in particular and I will be happy to check and place them on eBay if available.
    I also have some interesting non-Native material and vernacular photographs that caught my eye over the years.... See my current listings and watch for others....
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