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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ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_2935 2023-05-15T16:32:34+02:00 Mortuary Poles in Skedans A. de Menil Skedans 1968 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2935/mortuary-poles-skedans unknown billreid:2935 local: Menil_HG_0869.jpg uuid: f11f3db0-196c-4ddb-be35-f5f5ceef4e7b https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2935/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 1968 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:08Z 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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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-- |
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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 |
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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-- |
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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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Mortuary Poles in Skedans |
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Mortuary Poles in Skedans |
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Mortuary Poles in Skedans |
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Mortuary Poles in Skedans |
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Mortuary Poles in Skedans |
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mortuary poles in skedans |
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1968 |
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https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-2935/mortuary-poles-skedans |
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Skedans |
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ENVELOPE(-131.616,-131.616,52.966,52.966) |
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Skedans |
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Skedans |
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haida Killer Whale Killer whale |
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haida Killer Whale Killer whale |
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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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