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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| Format: | Still Image |
| Language: | unknown |
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1967
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| Subjects: |
Haida
> - boy Eagle
> 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-2895/mortuary-poles-skedans |
| Summary: | 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. |
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