Gwa.igxa Mortuary Pole
Mortuary pole erected for Gwa.igixa, a name which reffered to the medicinal plant. Gwa.igixa was of the Dijigua Town People, one of the Eagle families who occupied the village. Once above the carved ealge was a plaque that had a painted Eagle design.
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Format: | Still Image |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
1968
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Subjects: |
Haida
> - Detail
> Eagle
> Gwaii Haanas
> Haida Gwaii
> Kuuna Mortuary Pole
> Mortuary Post
> Totem Pole
> Xaayda
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Haida
> - Skedans
> Detail
> Eagle
> Gwaii Haanas
> Haida Gwaii
> Kuuna Mortuary Pole
> Mortuary Post
> Totem Pole
> Xaayda
>
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Online Access: | https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2852/gwaigxa-mortuary-pole |