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Lucien Basch
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1975 (Creation)
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5 pages of textual records
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(March 23, 1925 - August 8, 1976)
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The file contains correspondences between Wilson Duff and Lucien Basch regarding Duff's"Thoughts on the Nootka Canoe". Specifically, Duff muses on his own sexual interpretations and preoccupations with Nuu-chah-nulth canoes and Northwest Coast cutlery and dishware.
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Box 1-8
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Cultural sensitivity note: The file includes texts referring to 'primitive' crafts, and focus on the attribution of intense sexual symbolism to Northwest Coast material culture based on the author's own fascination and exoticization of these vessels.
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Description created by Paul Sherfey, July 13, 2026.