Profile: Killer Whale and Hok Hok Monument

Side profile: This monument appears to be of a killer whale with a hok hok bird on its back. There is a board wedged between the dorsal fin of the whale and the beak of the bird to help support the weight of the beak. The whale's pectoral fins rise along each side of the bird. A flag pole also...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wilson Duff
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1950
Subjects:
Kwakwaka’wakw > - Memorial > Kingcome >
Kwakwaka’wakw > - Gwa'yi (Dzawada'enuxw) > Memorial > Kingcome >
The Beak
Killer Whale
Killer whale
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4426/profile-killer-whale-and-hok-hok-monument
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Summary:Side profile: This monument appears to be of a killer whale with a hok hok bird on its back. There is a board wedged between the dorsal fin of the whale and the beak of the bird to help support the weight of the beak. The whale's pectoral fins rise along each side of the bird. A flag pole also appears to be rising from the birds head and may have been used for ceremonial banners.

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