Frederick Dally
1870 (ca)
Portrait of an Indigenous Canadian Chief : 'Skomiax, Songish Chief'

Albumen print
7.2 x 4.7 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2368809
 
Photograph of a chief from the Songhees Tribe in a half length portrait, facing the viewer. He wears a patterned waistcoat and jacket.
 
The Songhees tribe are part of the Coast Salish peoples who inhabited the southern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
 
LL/105254