Name/Title
Portrait of a Quilcene BoyEntry/Object ID
2025.001.009Description
Photograph of a Quilcene boy, c. 1913.
The Quilcene peoples are part of the Twana, the collective name for a group of nine Coast Salish peoples in the northern-mid Puget Sound region. The Skokomish are the main surviving group and self-identify as the Twana today. The spoken language, also named Twana, is part of the Central Coast Salish language group. The Twana language is closely related to Lushootseed.
The nine groups making up the Twana are the Dabop, Quilcene, Dosewallips, Duckabush, Hoodsport, Skokomish, Vance Creek, Tahuya, and Duhlelap. By 1860 there were 33 settlements in total, with the Skokomish making up the majority of the population. Most descendants of all groups now are citizens of the Skokomish Indian Tribe and live on the Skokomish Indian Reservation at Skokomish, Washington, in Mason County on the Kitsap Peninsula.Photograph Details
Subject
Quilcene PeoplesSubject Place
State/Province
WashingtonRegion
Cascades and PlateauContinent
North America