The Whale house family of Gaanaxteidi men among their at.oow (sacred items).
“Left is a man with a beaver apron, S’igeidi K’ideit. His hand is on the Wood Worm Dish that extends to the right behind the other men. According to Jennie, the Wood Worm Dish was used to feed the Naanyaa.aayi at a ceremonial in Klukwan. The next man standing to the right is Naatl (John James) who wears a leather painted copy of the X’atgu Dogfish Tunic design. In the foreground sits an unknown man holding a pole or staff, and Kakw Tlaa, the “Mother Basket,” used to feed the Kaagwaantaan at ceremonials.
(description given by Jennie Thlunault in Nora Dauenhauer and Richard Dauenhauer, “Has K̲usteeyí, Our Culture: Tlingit Life Stories”)
