Attacked-Within (Lutraisu) Pole

Detail of the father of Nekt, a Haida chief named Kewok (Bull-Head). Kewok’s tongue is out as it had been when Lutraisu (Nekt’s mother) took his head for a trophy in revenge for him suffocating their children with his tongue.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adelaide de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1967
Subjects:
Tsimshian > Gitxsan > Totem Poles > Kispiox > Kispayaks >
Tsimshian > Gitxsan > Ans’pa yaxw > Totem Poles > Kispiox > Kispayaks >
Kispiox
Tsimshian
Tsimshian*
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3611/attacked-within-lutraisu-pole
Description
Summary:Detail of the father of Nekt, a Haida chief named Kewok (Bull-Head). Kewok’s tongue is out as it had been when Lutraisu (Nekt’s mother) took his head for a trophy in revenge for him suffocating their children with his tongue.

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