Penn Cove Water Festival Performance

Name/Title

Penn Cove Water Festival Performance

Entry/Object ID

2024.RSC.580

Description

Photograph of an Indigenous woman performing a dance at the Penn Cove Water Festival, c. 1930s. The woman is clothed in "traditional" regalia and is holding aloft two feathers from a large bird, possibly an eagle, owl, or hawk. She is encircled by seated and standing Indigenous peoples (including children), some of which are drumming. It is unclear which tribe{s) these peoples are associated. Possibly the 1939 Penn Cove Water Festival. A note from Roger Sherman on the reverse of the photo credits it to Don Lee. Stamped on the reverse is "Grove Studio Coupeville, WASH"

Photograph Details

Subject

Penn Cove Water Festival

Subject Person or Organization

Penn Cove Water Festival Association

Subject Place

City

Coupeville, Washington

County

Island County

State/Province

Washington

Region

Cascades and Plateau, Whidbey Island, Salish Sea

Continent

North America

Location

Penn Cove

Collection

Roger Sherman Collection

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lee, Don, Grove Studio