Figure at the Base of the Cannibal Giant

The Cannibal Giant (Goo-Teekhl) or Wild Man gravestone is modeled after the Cannibal Giant pole in the Frog House of Klukwan. The Giant was captured and burned by hunters but returned in the form of mosquitos to continue to feed on them. The stone is marble and the design is adapted by a white carve...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adelaide de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Tlingit > - Alaska > Cemetary > Figure > Grave > Memorial >
Tlingit > - Klukwan > Alaska > Cemetary > Figure > Grave > Memorial >
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4070/figure-base-cannibal-giant
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Summary:The Cannibal Giant (Goo-Teekhl) or Wild Man gravestone is modeled after the Cannibal Giant pole in the Frog House of Klukwan. The Giant was captured and burned by hunters but returned in the form of mosquitos to continue to feed on them. The stone is marble and the design is adapted by a white carver with the engraved name of “Tool-cutch-a- koo-nook.” The cannibal is holding a dead Tlingit.

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