Mortuary House

A frontal pole was erected in front of the gable-roofed structure, and was later purchased by C.F. Newcombe for the American Museum of Natural History in New York. At the top of the pole is the killer whale, which is symbolic of people who have drowned, and below, the supernatural snag, which was cr...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Unknown
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1915
Subjects:
Haida > - Hydah > Queen Charlotte Islands > Totem Poles > Haida Gwaii >
Haida > - Cumshewa > Hydah > Queen Charlotte Islands > Totem Poles > Haida Gwaii >
Queen Charlotte
Snag
Cumshewa
haida
Killer Whale
Killer whale
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-581/mortuary-house
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Summary:A frontal pole was erected in front of the gable-roofed structure, and was later purchased by C.F. Newcombe for the American Museum of Natural History in New York. At the top of the pole is the killer whale, which is symbolic of people who have drowned, and below, the supernatural snag, which was credited with the power to upset canoes.

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