Lower figure on the Cannibal Gravestone
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_4071 2023-05-15T18:33:12+02:00 Lower figure on the Cannibal Gravestone Adelaide de Menil Klukwan 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4071/lower-figure-cannibal-gravestone unknown billreid:4071 local: Kluk 66-8-40R-32 uuid: ca298756-42bf-43cf-8f5e-9905cce7eb49 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4071/lower-figure-cannibal-gravestone 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 2019-07-10T07:05:08Z 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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Lower figure on the Cannibal Gravestone |
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1966 |
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billreid:4071 local: Kluk 66-8-40R-32 uuid: ca298756-42bf-43cf-8f5e-9905cce7eb49 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4071/lower-figure-cannibal-gravestone |
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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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