Skidegate
Photographic and postcard views of the Northwest Coast villages were favorite tourist collectibles during the late 19th century. The village of Skidegate was one of the two Haida villages that remained occupied after the devastation of the epidemics of the 1860s, and its display of poles was especia...
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| Online Access: | http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/69741 |
| Summary: | Photographic and postcard views of the Northwest Coast villages were favorite tourist collectibles during the late 19th century. The village of Skidegate was one of the two Haida villages that remained occupied after the devastation of the epidemics of the 1860s, and its display of poles was especially dense as a result. Haida poles are often topped by the Three Watchmen wearing stacked hat rings representing potlatches given by the family. |
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