Mortuary Poles

The mortuary on the left had an ornately carved post depicting a killer whale with prominent triangular teeth, and a small human figure between its fin and tail. On its head was a small whale with three potlatch cylinders. The front plaque has fallen off.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adelaide de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1968
Subjects:
Haida > - Hydah > Queen Charlotte Islands > Skungwaii > Ninstints > Nan Sdins > World Heritage Site > Haida Gwaii > Anthony Island >
Haida > - SGang Gwaay > Hydah > Queen Charlotte Islands > Skungwaii > Ninstints > Nan Sdins > World Heritage Site > Haida Gwaii > Anthony Island >
Queen Charlotte
Killer Whale
Killer whale
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5063/mortuary-poles
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_5063 2023-05-15T17:03:28+02:00 Mortuary Poles Adelaide de Menil SGang Gwaay 1968 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5063/mortuary-poles unknown billreid:5063 local: SGangGwaay20 uuid: a0632fa1-8c2c-4ef1-bc13-f8df8b413e70 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5063/mortuary-poles Haida --- Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Skungwaii--Ninstints--Nan Sdins--World Heritage Site--Haida Gwaii--Anthony Island-- Haida --- SGang Gwaay--Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Skungwaii--Ninstints--Nan Sdins--World Heritage Site--Haida Gwaii--Anthony Island-- Photographs StillImage 1968 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:08Z The mortuary on the left had an ornately carved post depicting a killer whale with prominent triangular teeth, and a small human figure between its fin and tail. On its head was a small whale with three potlatch cylinders. The front plaque has fallen off. Still Image Killer Whale Killer whale SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University) Queen Charlotte ENVELOPE(-132.088,-132.088,53.255,53.255)
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collection SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University)
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topic Haida --- Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Skungwaii--Ninstints--Nan Sdins--World Heritage Site--Haida Gwaii--Anthony Island--
Haida --- SGang Gwaay--Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Skungwaii--Ninstints--Nan Sdins--World Heritage Site--Haida Gwaii--Anthony Island--
spellingShingle Haida --- Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Skungwaii--Ninstints--Nan Sdins--World Heritage Site--Haida Gwaii--Anthony Island--
Haida --- SGang Gwaay--Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Skungwaii--Ninstints--Nan Sdins--World Heritage Site--Haida Gwaii--Anthony Island--
Mortuary Poles
topic_facet Haida --- Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Skungwaii--Ninstints--Nan Sdins--World Heritage Site--Haida Gwaii--Anthony Island--
Haida --- SGang Gwaay--Hydah--Queen Charlotte Islands--Skungwaii--Ninstints--Nan Sdins--World Heritage Site--Haida Gwaii--Anthony Island--
description The mortuary on the left had an ornately carved post depicting a killer whale with prominent triangular teeth, and a small human figure between its fin and tail. On its head was a small whale with three potlatch cylinders. The front plaque has fallen off.
author2 Adelaide de Menil
format Still Image
title Mortuary Poles
title_short Mortuary Poles
title_full Mortuary Poles
title_fullStr Mortuary Poles
title_full_unstemmed Mortuary Poles
title_sort mortuary poles
publishDate 1968
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5063/mortuary-poles
op_coverage SGang Gwaay
long_lat ENVELOPE(-132.088,-132.088,53.255,53.255)
geographic Queen Charlotte
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genre Killer Whale
Killer whale
genre_facet Killer Whale
Killer whale
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