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Siletz twins

Date
  • 1900/1910
Description
  • The proud mother of these babies brought them 70 miles by canoe when she heard that she would be able to have their pictures taken. She was a bit unusual in that the Indians are still rather superstitious about having their pictures taken - but so are twins unusual among the Indians. You will note the garb is scarcely that of Indian taste, but this was one of the cases where the Major supplied the apparel in which they posed. The story you often hear that a tribal law require that twins be put to death, is without foundation and the Major is misquoted as its source.
Subject
Work Type
Identifier
  • P217:07:19
Local Collection Name
Is Part Of
  • Set 11 - Northwest Indians
Institution
Submission Date
  • 09/08/2016
Modified
  • 05/27/2023
Collections

APA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. (19 Apr 2024). Siletz twins Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715992m

MLA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Siletz twins" Oregon Digital. 19 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715992m

Chicago

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Siletz twins" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-19. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715992m

Wiki

{{cite web | url= https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715992m | title= Siletz twins |author= |accessdate= 2024-04-19 |publisher= }}
Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Indians of North America http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065184
2 lantern slides http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300134977
3 Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_217
4 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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