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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ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_4070 2023-05-15T18:33:12+02:00 Figure at the Base of the Cannibal Giant Adelaide de Menil Klukwan 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4070/figure-base-cannibal-giant unknown billreid:4070 local: Kluk 66-8-40R-31 uuid: cfb965f0-9358-44cc-9c7d-8577d97d4a0f https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4070/figure-base-cannibal-giant Courtesy Adelaide de Menil. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study. 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. Tlingit --- Alaska--Cemetary--Figure--Grave--Memorial-- Tlingit --- Klukwan--Alaska--Cemetary--Figure--Grave--Memorial-- Photographs StillImage 1966 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:07Z 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. Still Image tlingit Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University) |
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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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Adelaide de Menil |
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Figure at the Base of the Cannibal Giant |
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Figure at the Base of the Cannibal Giant |
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1966 |
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billreid:4070 local: Kluk 66-8-40R-31 uuid: cfb965f0-9358-44cc-9c7d-8577d97d4a0f https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4070/figure-base-cannibal-giant |
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Courtesy Adelaide de Menil. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study. 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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