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.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: A. de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1967
Subjects:
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2871/xaotsi-mortuary-pole
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_2871 2023-05-15T17:03:16+02:00 Xaotsi Mortuary Pole A. de Menil Skedans 1967 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2871/xaotsi-mortuary-pole unknown billreid:2871 local: Menil_HG_0811.jpg uuid: fd72946e-c98f-4f39-998c-49c76f9c0bb4 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2871/xaotsi-mortuary-pole Copyright A. de Menil. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study; and any use of the image for a purpose other than research or private study requires the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question. Haida --- Bear--boy Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda-- Haida --- Skedans--Bear--boy Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda-- Photographs StillImage 1967 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:08Z 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. Still Image Killer Whale Killer whale SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University) Skedans ENVELOPE(-131.616,-131.616,52.966,52.966)
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topic Haida --- Bear--boy Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda--
Haida --- Skedans--Bear--boy Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda--
spellingShingle Haida --- Bear--boy Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda--
Haida --- Skedans--Bear--boy Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda--
Xaotsi Mortuary Pole
topic_facet Haida --- Bear--boy Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda--
Haida --- Skedans--Bear--boy Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda--
description 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.
author2 A. de Menil
format Still Image
title Xaotsi Mortuary Pole
title_short Xaotsi Mortuary Pole
title_full Xaotsi Mortuary Pole
title_fullStr Xaotsi Mortuary Pole
title_full_unstemmed Xaotsi Mortuary Pole
title_sort xaotsi mortuary pole
publishDate 1967
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2871/xaotsi-mortuary-pole
op_coverage Skedans
long_lat ENVELOPE(-131.616,-131.616,52.966,52.966)
geographic Skedans
geographic_facet Skedans
genre Killer Whale
Killer whale
genre_facet Killer Whale
Killer whale
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op_rights Copyright A. de Menil. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study; and any use of the image for a purpose other than research or private study requires the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question.
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