The collection consists of one (1) drawing captioned "Makah Village at Neah Bay" depicting a view of the village, including plank and pole shelters, dugout canoes, and storage racks. The drawing is signed and dated "Jasper Green Del. April 1967; Sketched from nature by Geo. Gibbs Esq." It is also labeled "No. 42."
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Biographical Note:
George Gibbs (1815-1873) was an ethnologist and expert on the language and culture of the Indians of the Pacific Northwest. A graduate of Harvard University, Gibbs moved west during the gold rush of 1848 and eventually secured the position of Collector of the Port of Astoria, Oregon Territory. From 1853 to 1855, he was a geologist and ethnologist on the Pacific Railroad Survey of the 47th and 49th parallels under the command of Isaac Stevens. In 1857, Gibbs joined the Northwest Boundary Survey and served as geologist and interpreter until 1862. The last decade of his life was spent in Washington, D.C., where he undertook studies of Indian languages under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 76603
NAA INV 08534400
OPPS NEG MNH.417
Provenance:
The drawing was found in the USNM collection; no catalog or accession numbers have been identified. The drawing was transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives in 1969.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
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Rights:
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Genre/Form:
Works of art
Drawings
Citation:
Drawing of Makah village at Neah Bay based on a sketch by George Gibbs (MS 76603), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
