Haida grave house with carved whale on top, Kasaan Bay, Alaska, ca. 1899

Double-tiered wooden structure with carved, painted two-piece whale on top, ca. 1898-1900. Caption in album: Chief Skowel's grave, Skowl Arm, Kasaan Bay. Note from unidentified source: Carved killer whale on top of grave house. In Garfield Album 4, leaf 14

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawthorn, Mont (?)
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Skowel
Chief
Tombs & sepulchral monuments > Alaska > Kasaan Bay
Haida Indians > Structures
haida
Killer Whale
Alaska
Killer whale
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/1950
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/htmlview.exe?CISOROOT=/loc&CISOPTR=1950
Description
Summary:Double-tiered wooden structure with carved, painted two-piece whale on top, ca. 1898-1900. Caption in album: Chief Skowel's grave, Skowl Arm, Kasaan Bay. Note from unidentified source: Carved killer whale on top of grave house. In Garfield Album 4, leaf 14

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