Mortuary Poles in Skedans

Left: 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. Right: Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an...

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Other Authors:	A. de Menil
Format:	Still Image
Language:	unknown
Published:	1967
Subjects:	Haida > - boy Eagle > Gwaii Haanas > Haida Gwaii > killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole > Mortuary Post > plague seal Totem Pole > Xaayda > Haida > - Skedans > boy Eagle > Gwaii Haanas > Haida Gwaii > killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole > Mortuary Post > plague seal Totem Pole > Xaayda > Skedans haida Killer Whale Killer whale
Online Access:	https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2881/mortuary-poles-skedans

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spelling	ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_2881 2023-05-15T16:32:34+02:00 Mortuary Poles in Skedans A. de Menil Skedans 1967 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2881/mortuary-poles-skedans unknown billreid:2881 local: Menil_HG_0820.jpg uuid: 1ba26709-4000-40c5-87e0-2a764a42fb46 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2881/mortuary-poles-skedans 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 --- boy Eagle--Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda-- Haida --- Skedans--boy Eagle--Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda-- Photographs StillImage 1967 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:09Z Left: 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. Right: 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 haida 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 --- boy Eagle--Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda-- Haida --- Skedans--boy Eagle--Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda--
spellingShingle	Haida --- boy Eagle--Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda-- Haida --- Skedans--boy Eagle--Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda-- Mortuary Poles in Skedans
topic_facet	Haida --- boy Eagle--Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda-- Haida --- Skedans--boy Eagle--Gwaii Haanas--Haida Gwaii--killer whale Kuuna Mortuary Pole--Mortuary Post--plague seal Totem Pole--Xaayda--
description	Left: 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. Right: 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	Mortuary Poles in Skedans
title_short	Mortuary Poles in Skedans
title_full	Mortuary Poles in Skedans
title_fullStr	Mortuary Poles in Skedans
title_full_unstemmed	Mortuary Poles in Skedans
title_sort	mortuary poles in skedans
publishDate	1967
url	https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2881/mortuary-poles-skedans
op_coverage	Skedans
long_lat	ENVELOPE(-131.616,-131.616,52.966,52.966)
geographic	Skedans
geographic_facet	Skedans
genre	haida Killer Whale Killer whale
genre_facet	haida 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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Mortuary Poles in Skedans

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