Mortuary and Memorial Pole

The mortuary, on the left, that originally had a hawk-and-moon front plaque, was fully carved. The main figure on the support post was a grizzly bear, and above it a killer whale eating a man. The head of the man was upside down, and his arms emerged from the bear’s ears. This pole was removed to Vi...

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Other Authors: C.M. Barbeau
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1947
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-5134/mortuary-and-memorial-pole
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_5134 2023-05-15T17:03:34+02:00 Mortuary and Memorial Pole C.M. Barbeau SGang Gwaay 1947 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5134/mortuary-and-memorial-pole unknown billreid:5134 local: SGangGwaay08 uuid: d20c1760-4842-4b2a-b4df-799bd7316587 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5134/mortuary-and-memorial-pole 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 1947 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:07Z The mortuary, on the left, that originally had a hawk-and-moon front plaque, was fully carved. The main figure on the support post was a grizzly bear, and above it a killer whale eating a man. The head of the man was upside down, and his arms emerged from the bear’s ears. This pole was removed to Victoria in 1957 without the plaque, which had disappeared many years before, and now stands in the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. On the right, this short memorial pole depicted a seated human figure wearing a chief’s hat. This memorial pole was purchased by the Totem Pole Preservation Committee and moved to the Royal BC Museum, Victoria in 1957. 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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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 and Memorial Pole
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, that originally had a hawk-and-moon front plaque, was fully carved. The main figure on the support post was a grizzly bear, and above it a killer whale eating a man. The head of the man was upside down, and his arms emerged from the bear’s ears. This pole was removed to Victoria in 1957 without the plaque, which had disappeared many years before, and now stands in the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. On the right, this short memorial pole depicted a seated human figure wearing a chief’s hat. This memorial pole was purchased by the Totem Pole Preservation Committee and moved to the Royal BC Museum, Victoria in 1957.
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title Mortuary and Memorial Pole
title_short Mortuary and Memorial Pole
title_full Mortuary and Memorial Pole
title_fullStr Mortuary and Memorial Pole
title_full_unstemmed Mortuary and Memorial Pole
title_sort mortuary and memorial pole
publishDate 1947
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Killer whale
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Killer whale
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