Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. Haida House Complex

Residential house, view of the central totem pole, detail at the top The totem pole in front of the residential house is "The Respect to Bill Reid Pole", erected in 2000, carved by Jim Hart. The top of the pole has the Watchmen look out for danger in the natural and supernatural worlds. Be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reid, Bill
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Haida
Native North American
Canada
First Nations
haida
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/uwib/id/15113
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Summary:Residential house, view of the central totem pole, detail at the top The totem pole in front of the residential house is "The Respect to Bill Reid Pole", erected in 2000, carved by Jim Hart. The top of the pole has the Watchmen look out for danger in the natural and supernatural worlds. Below them, the Eagle represents all the Eagle people of the Haida. The woman with the labret, located in the Eagle"s tail, symbolizes the Grandmother of the Eagle clan.

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