Killer-Whale Mortuary

The mortuary depicts a double-finned Killer Whale with a human figure holding onto its flukes. The front plaque, which has fallen away, had a carved Grizzly Bear crest. Note the plant starting to grow out of the burial compartment at the top of the pole.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: C.M. Barbeau
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1948
Subjects:
Haida > - Hydah > Queen Charlotte Islands > Totem Poles >
Haida > - Skidegate > Hydah > Queen Charlotte Islands > Totem Poles >
Queen Charlotte
Skidegate
Killer Whale
Killer whale
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4878/killer-whale-mortuary
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_4878 2023-05-15T17:03:19+02:00 Killer-Whale Mortuary C.M. Barbeau Skidegate ca. 1948 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4878/killer-whale-mortuary unknown billreid:4878 local: Skidegate40 uuid: b60ef81b-4a6c-46a1-b033-ec932bf826af https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4878/killer-whale-mortuary Haida --- Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Totem Poles-- Haida --- Skidegate--Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Totem Poles-- Photographs StillImage 1948 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:09Z The mortuary depicts a double-finned Killer Whale with a human figure holding onto its flukes. The front plaque, which has fallen away, had a carved Grizzly Bear crest. Note the plant starting to grow out of the burial compartment at the top of the pole. Still Image Killer Whale Killer whale SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University) Queen Charlotte ENVELOPE(-132.088,-132.088,53.255,53.255) Skidegate ENVELOPE(-131.991,-131.991,53.266,53.266)
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topic Haida --- Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Totem Poles--
Haida --- Skidegate--Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Totem Poles--
spellingShingle Haida --- Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Totem Poles--
Haida --- Skidegate--Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Totem Poles--
Killer-Whale Mortuary
topic_facet Haida --- Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Totem Poles--
Haida --- Skidegate--Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Totem Poles--
description The mortuary depicts a double-finned Killer Whale with a human figure holding onto its flukes. The front plaque, which has fallen away, had a carved Grizzly Bear crest. Note the plant starting to grow out of the burial compartment at the top of the pole.
author2 C.M. Barbeau
format Still Image
title Killer-Whale Mortuary
title_short Killer-Whale Mortuary
title_full Killer-Whale Mortuary
title_fullStr Killer-Whale Mortuary
title_full_unstemmed Killer-Whale Mortuary
title_sort killer-whale mortuary
publishDate 1948
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4878/killer-whale-mortuary
op_coverage Skidegate
long_lat ENVELOPE(-132.088,-132.088,53.255,53.255)
ENVELOPE(-131.991,-131.991,53.266,53.266)
geographic Queen Charlotte
Skidegate
geographic_facet Queen Charlotte
Skidegate
genre Killer Whale
Killer whale
genre_facet Killer Whale
Killer whale
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