Eagle and Whale: Eagle surmounts a killer whale (with a spirit face in its upturned tail)

• Main Author: Doug LaFortune
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Sculpture; Native American: Coast Salish; Native American; sculpture (visual work); totem pole; totem poles; British Columbia; Canada; Killer Whale; Killer whale
• Online Access: http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/30789

Eagle surmounts a killer whale (with a spirit face in its upturned tail) Whales seen swimming near a village were supposed to represent the deceased returning for a visit.