Xaotsi Mortuary Pole
Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole.
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Format: | Still Image |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
1967
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Subjects: |
Haida
> - Bear
> boy Gwaii Haanas
> Haida Gwaii
> killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole
> Mortuary Post
> plague seal Totem Pole
> Xaayda
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Online Access: | https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2866/xaotsi-mortuary-pole |
Summary: | Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole. |
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