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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Other Authors: C.M. Barbeau
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1947
Subjects:
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Queen Charlotte
Killer Whale
Killer whale
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5137/killer-whale-mortuary-and-beaver-mortuary
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spelling 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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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--
Killer Whale Mortuary and Beaver Mortuary
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 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.
author2 C.M. Barbeau
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title 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
publishDate 1947
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5137/killer-whale-mortuary-and-beaver-mortuary
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long_lat ENVELOPE(-132.088,-132.088,53.255,53.255)
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Killer whale
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Killer whale
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