Killer Whale Mortuary and Beaver Mortuary

On the left, this mortuary 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. The two notches in the back are visible where the fins wou...

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Other Authors: C.M. Barbeau
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1947
Subjects:
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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-5138/killer-whale-mortuary-and-beaver-mortuary
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_5138 2023-05-15T17:03:25+02:00 Killer Whale Mortuary and Beaver Mortuary C.M. Barbeau SGang Gwaay 1947 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5138/killer-whale-mortuary-and-beaver-mortuary unknown billreid:5138 local: SGangGwaay12 uuid: 67e703c6-893a-4b50-a6b4-871aa5220c78 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5138/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 2019-07-10T07:05:08Z On the left, this mortuary 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. The two notches in the back are visible where the fins would have been attached. On the right, this mortuary 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. 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 On the left, this mortuary 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. The two notches in the back are visible where the fins would have been attached. On the right, this mortuary 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.
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-5138/killer-whale-mortuary-and-beaver-mortuary
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Killer whale
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Killer whale
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