Detail of Beaver House Post

The beaver house post of Gitlaxdzawk representing the giant beaver Pelemgwae. The pole was reerected through a project of the National Museum of Canada in 1927. Known as the Peleqwa House post, it belonged to the house of Iyoos. House one on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: G.F. MacDonald
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1971
Subjects:
Tsimshian > Gitselasu > Kitselas Canyon > Skeena River > Gitladzok >
Tsimshian > Gitselasu > Gitlaxdzawk > Kitselas Canyon > Skeena River > Gitladzok >
Canada
Skeena
Kitselas
Kitselas Canyon
Skeena River
Tsimshian
Tsimshian*
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1855/detail-beaver-house-post
Description
Summary:The beaver house post of Gitlaxdzawk representing the giant beaver Pelemgwae. The pole was reerected through a project of the National Museum of Canada in 1927. Known as the Peleqwa House post, it belonged to the house of Iyoos. House one on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).

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