Hawk
Detail: Hawk held in paws of Gunakadeit‘s child. The hawk is shown as a crest symbol of the clan while the carving of Gunakadeit Yadi represents the legend of the Daughters of the Creek. This legend states that Gunakadeit's daughters became the Old Women who lived at the head of every stream an...
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| Format: | Still Image |
| Language: | unknown |
| Published: |
1994
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| Subjects: |
Tlingit
> - Gonakadet
> Gonagadet
> Interior
> Kad-jis-too-ach
> Kadjisdu.axtc
> Carving
> Paint
> Northwest Coast
> Art
> Chilkat
> Alaska
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Tlingit
> - Klukwan
> Gonakadet
> Gonagadet
> Interior
> Kad-jis-too-ach
> Kadjisdu.axtc
> Carving
> Paint
> Northwest Coast
> Art
> Chilkat
> Alaska
>
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| Online Access: | https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4305/hawk |
| Summary: | Detail: Hawk held in paws of Gunakadeit‘s child. The hawk is shown as a crest symbol of the clan while the carving of Gunakadeit Yadi represents the legend of the Daughters of the Creek. This legend states that Gunakadeit's daughters became the Old Women who lived at the head of every stream and are responsible for the yearly return of the salmon. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan. |
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