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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo10amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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ART TRIP TO NORTHWEST COAST 47 sometimes almost caricatures. Yet thev lield a certain charm, telling; tales of legendary battles or of wonderful ceremonials. In spite of the difficulties in the way of his work the man was a true artist, an eager spirit, in a race where enthusiasm is rare. At Redcliflf on the Xass River there was most charming art material, the mountains high and partly obscured by clouds dwarfing the houses along the shore. It rained almost continuously, however, during our stay, but there were intervals when we ventured from the boat in spite of the rain. Walking along the shore we found it impossible to get close to the houses, the nettles, grown since the previous fishing season in )\Iarch,
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H Al D A CANOE ALERT BAY forming a successful barricade, t. Even on the outskirts we found it uncomfortable to stay long in one place, because the refuse of last season's catch still retained its disagreeable odor. So I was obliged to procure sketches from a distance. Once a year the tribes congregate at this place as they have done for years. For one month, while the run of eulichon or candle fish is on, the Indian employs all his time catching the small sardine-shaped fish and preparing it for use. INIany hundreds of the fish are dried in the sun to serve later as candles. Alany more hundreds are put into water with hot stones and allowed to cook until the oil rises and can be skinnned off to serve later as butter. The third picture, that of the Tsimshian,

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