Killer Whale House Memorials

• Other Authors: National Film Board of Canada
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1941
• Subjects: Haida > - Hydah > Queen Charlotte Islands > Haida Gwaii >; Haida > - Yan > Hydah > Queen Charlotte Islands > Haida Gwaii >; Queen Charlotte; Thunderbird; Killer Whale; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5273/killer-whale-house-memorials

Profile of the memorial pole with a thunderbird with a tall column above its head, and at the base, a whale. Behind it is an unusual memorial with three crest figurines and the rare use of a flower motif, supposedly inspired by the gardens of Victoria. At the top was an eagle, below which were two s...