Frontal Pole

The frontal pole of the second house in the row. At the top of the frontal pole is a grizzly bear holding a human figure or perhaps Bear Mother with a cub with five potlatch cylinders on its head. Next is a grizzly bear with a frog in its mouth and a land otter between its legs, sitting on a small,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: C.M. Barbeau
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1947
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Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5307/frontal-pole
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Summary:The frontal pole of the second house in the row. At the top of the frontal pole is a grizzly bear holding a human figure or perhaps Bear Mother with a cub with five potlatch cylinders on its head. Next is a grizzly bear with a frog in its mouth and a land otter between its legs, sitting on a small, crouched human figure. At the base of the pole is a whale. In the background are memorial poles associated with the Killer Whale House.