Totem Poles of Gitsegukla

Looking upriver from the centre of the lower village. The background is the bank on the opposite side of the Skeena River. Behind the house is the Snag-of-the-Sand-Bar pole. The plain pole is likely a Single-Fireweed pole, with what appears to be a weather vane at the top. The Great-Protruding-(Bein...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: C.M. Barbeau
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1923
Subjects:
Tsimshian > Gitxsan > Totem Pole > Gitsegukla > Gitseguecla > Kitseguecla >
Tsimshian > Gitxsan > Gitsegukla > Totem Pole > Gitsegukla > Gitseguecla > Kitseguecla >
Skeena
Skeena River
Snag
Kitseguecla
Tsimshian
Tsimshian*
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-122/totem-poles-gitsegukla
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Summary:Looking upriver from the centre of the lower village. The background is the bank on the opposite side of the Skeena River. Behind the house is the Snag-of-the-Sand-Bar pole. The plain pole is likely a Single-Fireweed pole, with what appears to be a weather vane at the top. The Great-Protruding-(Being)-from-the-Lake, Pole of Wawgaalaw', and Raven-War-Club are grouped in the centre of the photo with the Whole-Person or All-Men pole to the far right.

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