Gitlaxt'aamiks Totem Poles

Pole of the Whale was carved for Chief Hieek of the Eagle tribe. This pole stood 40 ft tall when it was erected ca. 1860. The pole was cut down in 1918 along with many other poles in the village during the religious revival of 1918. The Whole Being Pole, carved for Chief Gook, is in the background....

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Other Authors: Louis Shotridge
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1918
Subjects:
Gitlakdamix > Gitlaxdamsk > Nass River > New Aiyansh > Nishga > totem pole > house > village >
Nass River
Aiyansh
New Aiyansh
Nishga
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5618/gitlaxtaamiks-totem-poles
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_5618 2023-05-15T17:23:47+02:00 Gitlaxt'aamiks Totem Poles Louis Shotridge Gitlaxt'aamiks 1918 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5618/gitlaxtaamiks-totem-poles unknown billreid:5618 local: Gitlaxdamsk0021-Version2 uuid: ea2eedd0-545d-4992-bf17-ffcb7fd65441 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5618/gitlaxtaamiks-totem-poles Images from the research archive of Dr. George and Joanne MacDonald. No known rights exist. Gitlakdamix--Gitlaxdamsk--Nass River--New Aiyansh--Nishga--totem pole--house--village-- Photographs StillImage 1918 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:09Z Pole of the Whale was carved for Chief Hieek of the Eagle tribe. This pole stood 40 ft tall when it was erected ca. 1860. The pole was cut down in 1918 along with many other poles in the village during the religious revival of 1918. The Whole Being Pole, carved for Chief Gook, is in the background. (Info. from: http://gingolx.ca/nisgaaculture/ancient_villages/villages.html) Still Image Nishga SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University) Nass River ENVELOPE(-129.845,-129.845,54.992,54.992) Aiyansh ENVELOPE(-129.083,-129.083,55.204,55.204) New Aiyansh ENVELOPE(-129.079,-129.079,55.204,55.204)
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topic Gitlakdamix--Gitlaxdamsk--Nass River--New Aiyansh--Nishga--totem pole--house--village--
spellingShingle Gitlakdamix--Gitlaxdamsk--Nass River--New Aiyansh--Nishga--totem pole--house--village--
Gitlaxt'aamiks Totem Poles
topic_facet Gitlakdamix--Gitlaxdamsk--Nass River--New Aiyansh--Nishga--totem pole--house--village--
description Pole of the Whale was carved for Chief Hieek of the Eagle tribe. This pole stood 40 ft tall when it was erected ca. 1860. The pole was cut down in 1918 along with many other poles in the village during the religious revival of 1918. The Whole Being Pole, carved for Chief Gook, is in the background. (Info. from: http://gingolx.ca/nisgaaculture/ancient_villages/villages.html)
author2 Louis Shotridge
format Still Image
title Gitlaxt'aamiks Totem Poles
title_short Gitlaxt'aamiks Totem Poles
title_full Gitlaxt'aamiks Totem Poles
title_fullStr Gitlaxt'aamiks Totem Poles
title_full_unstemmed Gitlaxt'aamiks Totem Poles
title_sort gitlaxt'aamiks totem poles
publishDate 1918
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-5618/gitlaxtaamiks-totem-poles
op_coverage Gitlaxt'aamiks
long_lat ENVELOPE(-129.845,-129.845,54.992,54.992)
ENVELOPE(-129.083,-129.083,55.204,55.204)
ENVELOPE(-129.079,-129.079,55.204,55.204)
geographic Nass River
Aiyansh
New Aiyansh
geographic_facet Nass River
Aiyansh
New Aiyansh
genre Nishga
genre_facet Nishga
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op_rights Images from the research archive of Dr. George and Joanne MacDonald. No known rights exist.
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