Clan House and Totem Pole at Entrance: Lower detail, Wandering Raven house entrance pole with Raven-at-the-Head-of Nass (the powerful chief who owned sun, moon and stars) and Raven's mother, wearing a labret

Lower detail, Wandering Raven house entrance pole with Raven-at-the-Head-of Nass (the powerful chief who owned sun, moon and stars) and Raven's mother, wearing a labret Representative of houses built in late 19th century. Painting pictures a stylized Raven with each eye created into a face. The...

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Main Author: Charles Brown
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
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Online Access:http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/30877
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Summary:Lower detail, Wandering Raven house entrance pole with Raven-at-the-Head-of Nass (the powerful chief who owned sun, moon and stars) and Raven's mother, wearing a labret Representative of houses built in late 19th century. Painting pictures a stylized Raven with each eye created into a face. The corner posts are men wearing spruce root hats, holding canes and wearing crests on their faces. They are ready for a potlatcch or a dance.