ETHNOGRAPHICAL ALBUM 
OF THE 
NORTH PACIFIC COASTS OF AMERICA AND ASIA 
PLATES 1-11. THOMPSON Inprans. — The Thompson Indians speak a language belonging to the Salishan stock. 
They inhabit the southern interior of British Columbia around the confluence of Fraser and Thompson Rivers. 
In type they resemble other tribes inhabiting the plateaus of southern British Columbia. They are rather short 
of stature. Their heads are broad, though small. Their faces are narrow, as compared to those of the Coast 
Indians, and the nose is in most cases of a marked Indian type. Following is a list of average measurements 
obtained from a series of seventy men and sixty-five women :— 
MEN WOMEN 
mm. mn 
Stature 7 . = “ . 1634 1540 
Length of head . : F e 186 179 
Breadth of head , . 2 7 i 156 150 
Breadth of face . “ ; 147 139 
Height of face . . = ‘ 5 “ 120 112 
A full description of the customs of these Indians has been published in the “Memoirs of the American 
Museum of Natural History,” under the title “The Thompson Indians of British Columbia,” by James Teit. 
The plates are reproduced from negatives taken by Mr. Harlan I. Smith. 
PLATES 12-15. SHUSWAP Inp1ans.— The Shuswap Indians speak a language closely related to that of 
the Thompson Indians. It also belongs to the Salishan stock. They inhabit a large portion of the interior of 
British Columbia, extending in a general way from the upper course of Thompson River northwestward to the 
upper course of Fraser River. They are divided into a number of bands. The individuals represented on 
Plates 12-15 belong to the Kamloops band, who inhabit the region near the confluence of North and South 
Thompson Rivers. In type the Shuswap Indians are quite similar to the Thompson Indians. The plates are 
reproduced from negatives taken by Mr. Harlan I. Smith. 
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