Southern Kwagiutl House Post and Seat

Informational museum signage showing the house post in situ; Human form with killer whale (Orca) on chest and coppers on arms with kneeling humans, possibly slaves forming the seat, from Quattishe Village, Quatsino Sound, B.C. Carved by George Nelson; kneeling human figures restored by Gerry Marks,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nelson, George
Other Authors: George Nelson (Native American sculptor, active ca. 1906)
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1905
Subjects:
animals
architectural exteriors
Native North Americans
Twentieth century
Native North American
Kwakiutl
Canada
Killer Whale
Orca
Killer whale
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/94848
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Summary:Informational museum signage showing the house post in situ; Human form with killer whale (Orca) on chest and coppers on arms with kneeling humans, possibly slaves forming the seat, from Quattishe Village, Quatsino Sound, B.C. Carved by George Nelson; kneeling human figures restored by Gerry Marks, 1976. Source: Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia [website]; http://www.moa.ubc.ca/ (accessed 5/17/2009)

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