Killer Whale Mortuary and Beaver Mortuary
This mortuary (centre) was carved with a double-finned killer whale with frogs on either side of its flukes. The mortuary originally had a plain frontal plaque, and the separately carved double-fins have fallen off the back of the whale and you can see two notches in the back where they would have b...
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ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_5137 2023-05-15T17:03:26+02:00 Killer Whale Mortuary and Beaver Mortuary C.M. Barbeau SGang Gwaay 1947 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5137/killer-whale-mortuary-and-beaver-mortuary unknown billreid:5137 local: SGangGwaay11 uuid: 2d02fe27-abd8-4cac-9112-dda0c695b2c6 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5137/killer-whale-mortuary-and-beaver-mortuary 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 This mortuary (centre) was carved with a double-finned killer whale with frogs on either side of its flukes. The mortuary originally had a plain frontal plaque, and the separately carved double-fins have fallen off the back of the whale and you can see two notches in the back where they would have been attached. The mortuary to the right displayed a carved beaver with four potlatch rings on its head and a painted plaque. At the base of the post are five small, seated human figures. In the background are two of the burned mortuaries from the south end of the village. 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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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-- |
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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-- Killer Whale Mortuary and Beaver Mortuary |
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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-- |
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This mortuary (centre) was carved with a double-finned killer whale with frogs on either side of its flukes. The mortuary originally had a plain frontal plaque, and the separately carved double-fins have fallen off the back of the whale and you can see two notches in the back where they would have been attached. The mortuary to the right displayed a carved beaver with four potlatch rings on its head and a painted plaque. At the base of the post are five small, seated human figures. In the background are two of the burned mortuaries from the south end of the village. |
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C.M. Barbeau |
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Still Image |
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Killer Whale Mortuary and Beaver Mortuary |
title_short |
Killer Whale Mortuary and Beaver Mortuary |
title_full |
Killer Whale Mortuary and Beaver Mortuary |
title_fullStr |
Killer Whale Mortuary and Beaver Mortuary |
title_full_unstemmed |
Killer Whale Mortuary and Beaver Mortuary |
title_sort |
killer whale mortuary and beaver mortuary |
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1947 |
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https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5137/killer-whale-mortuary-and-beaver-mortuary |
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SGang Gwaay |
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ENVELOPE(-132.088,-132.088,53.255,53.255) |
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Queen Charlotte |
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Queen Charlotte |
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Killer Whale Killer whale |
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Killer Whale Killer whale |
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