West End of Kiusta

Kiusta after 30 years of abandonment. The single pole at left is the frontal pole of the Pointing Hands with Outstretched Fingers in Anger House. The short post is a plain mortuary post that originally featured the figure of an animal with four potlatch cylinders above it. The tall pole directly beh...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: C.F. Newcombe
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1913
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Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5319/west-end-kiusta
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Summary:Kiusta after 30 years of abandonment. The single pole at left is the frontal pole of the Pointing Hands with Outstretched Fingers in Anger House. The short post is a plain mortuary post that originally featured the figure of an animal with four potlatch cylinders above it. The tall pole directly behind the mortuary is a memorial pole featuring a raven on top of a tall, slab-like killer whale dorsal with the killer whale below it.