House 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. Foreground: the sea creature or sea monster post (Gunakadeit Gass). Next: The Black Skin Post (Dukt'ootl Gass) represents th...
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| Format: | Still Image |
| Language: | unknown |
| Published: |
1994
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| Subjects: |
Tlingit
> - Duk-toohl
> Gonagadet
> Gonakadet
> Interior
> Kad-jis-too-ach
> Kadjisdu.axtc
> Paint
> Carving
> Northwest Coast
> Formline
> Alaska
> Chilkat
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Tlingit
> - Klukwan
> Duk-toohl
> Gonagadet
> Gonakadet
> Interior
> Kad-jis-too-ach
> Kadjisdu.axtc
> Paint
> Carving
> Northwest Coast
> Formline
> Alaska
> Chilkat
>
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| Online Access: | https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4373/house-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. Foreground: the sea creature or sea monster post (Gunakadeit Gass). Next: The Black Skin Post (Dukt'ootl Gass) represents the famous Tlingit hero, Dukt'ootl. Woodworm post, Thluke-ass-a-Gars shows the Ganaxtedi clan ancestress holding the Woodworm in front of her body. At the far end is the Raven post. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan. |
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