Stone Totem Pole

Stone Totem at Gitlaxdzawk. Associated with the House of Gitxan. House three on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051). The stone pillar of white granite measures nearly 3 meters high. The pole has since fallen to the ground. It is said that the totem marks the transfer of people into a lineage a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: H.I. Smith
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1927
Subjects:
Tsimshian > Gitselasu > Kitselas Canyon > Skeena River > Gitladzok >
Tsimshian > Gitselasu > Gitlaxdzawk > Kitselas Canyon > Skeena River > Gitladzok >
Skeena
Pillar
Kitselas
Kitselas Canyon
Skeena River
Tsimshian
Tsimshian*
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1835/stone-totem-pole
Description
Summary:Stone Totem at Gitlaxdzawk. Associated with the House of Gitxan. House three on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051). The stone pillar of white granite measures nearly 3 meters high. The pole has since fallen to the ground. It is said that the totem marks the transfer of people into a lineage at Gitladzok.

Similar Items