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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Format: | Still Image |
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1905
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/94848 |
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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