Eagle Halibut Pole

Eagle-Halibut Pole of Laay was carved by Oyee for Chief Laay of the Eagle tribe. It stood 55 ft tall when it was erected ca. 1870. This pole originally stood at Gwinwoḵ before a flood washed it downriver around 1900. The pole then stood at Git'iks before being purchased by the UBC Museum of Ant...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: C.M. Barbeau
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1927
Subjects:
Nishga > Gitex > Gitix > Nass River > totem pole > box > chest > mortuary > monument >
Nass River
Nishga
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5483/eagle-halibut-pole
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Summary:Eagle-Halibut Pole of Laay was carved by Oyee for Chief Laay of the Eagle tribe. It stood 55 ft tall when it was erected ca. 1870. This pole originally stood at Gwinwoḵ before a flood washed it downriver around 1900. The pole then stood at Git'iks before being purchased by the UBC Museum of Anthropology in 1947, where it is currently on display.

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