Interior Posts
The Whale house posts were carved in high relief and also painted with red and blue-green pigment. Each illustrates an adventure of Raven or of some ancestor of the clan. Left: The sea creature or sea monster post (Gunakadeit Gass). Centre Left: The Black Skin Post (Dukt'ootl Gass) represents t...
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| Format: | Still Image |
| Language: | unknown |
| Published: |
1994
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| Subjects: |
Tlingit
> - Carving
> Duk-toohl
> Gonagadet
> Gonakadet
> Kad-jis-too-ach
> Kadjisdu.axtc
> Paint
> Alaska
> Chilkat
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| Online Access: | https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4172/interior-posts |
| Summary: | The Whale house posts were carved in high relief and also painted with red and blue-green pigment. Each illustrates an adventure of Raven or of some ancestor of the clan. Left: The sea creature or sea monster post (Gunakadeit Gass). Centre Left: The Black Skin Post (Dukt'ootl Gass) represents the famous Tlingit hero, Dukt'ootl. Centre Right: Wood worm post from the Whale House. Right: Raven transforming post. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan. |
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