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Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay
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Left: Mortuary post with a large grizzly bear holding a frog between its paws and a frog between its ears.
Middle: A large mortuary post depicting an eagle standing on a seal. The front plaque was plain.
Right: Mortuary post depicting a Sea Grizzly, in its mouth is a seal wearing sgil (potlatch rings). At the base and betweem the ears are human
Show moreLeft: Mortuary post with a large grizzly bear holding a frog between its paws and a frog between its ears.
Middle: A large mortuary post depicting an eagle standing on a seal. The front plaque was plain.
Right: Mortuary post depicting a Sea Grizzly, in its mouth is a seal wearing sgil (potlatch rings). At the base and betweem the ears are human figures, and a raven head between the ears. The front plaque was plain.
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1968, 1968
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Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay
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Left: Mortuary post with a beaver at the base and an eagle above. The top of the pole was badly burned.
Right: Tall Memorial pole with a grizzly at the base
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1968, 1968
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Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay
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Left: Remnants of a mortuary post
Right: A mortuary post with a carved Grizzly bear with two human faces on the hands
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Date
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1968, 1968
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Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay
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Description
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Left: Remnants of a mortuary post
Right: A mortuary post with a carved Grizzly bear with two human faces on the hands
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Date
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1968, 1968
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Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay
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Description
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Left: Mortuary depicting a thunderbird with a face in the tail
Middle: A Mortuary depicitng a grizzly bear with a cub between its legs, and a small human figure between its ears. It stood on the head of an unusual figure obscured by vegetation.
Right: A mortuary post that has an ornate depiction of a Killer Whale with prominent triangular teeth,
Show moreLeft: Mortuary depicting a thunderbird with a face in the tail
Middle: A Mortuary depicitng a grizzly bear with a cub between its legs, and a small human figure between its ears. It stood on the head of an unusual figure obscured by vegetation.
Right: A mortuary post that has an ornate depiction of a Killer Whale with prominent triangular teeth, and small figure between its fin and tail. On the whale's head was a smaller whale with three sgil (potlatch rings).
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Date
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1968, 1968
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Title
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Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay
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Description
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Left: Mortuary depicting a thunderbird with a face in the tail
Middle: A Mortuary depicitng a grizzly bear with a cub between its legs, and a small human figure between its ears. It stood on the head of an unusual figure obscured by vegetation.
Right: A mortuary post that has an ornate depiction of a Killer Whale with prominent triangular teeth,
Show moreLeft: Mortuary depicting a thunderbird with a face in the tail
Middle: A Mortuary depicitng a grizzly bear with a cub between its legs, and a small human figure between its ears. It stood on the head of an unusual figure obscured by vegetation.
Right: A mortuary post that has an ornate depiction of a Killer Whale with prominent triangular teeth, and small figure between its fin and tail. On the whale's head was a smaller whale with three sgil (potlatch rings). The front plaque was most likely painted.
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Date
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1968, 1968
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Title
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Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay
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Description
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Left: Mortuary post with a large grizzly bear holding a frog between its paws and a frog between its ears.
Right: A large mortuary post depicting an eagle standing on a seal. The front plaque was plain.
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Date
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1968, 1968
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Title
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Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay
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Description
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Left: A mortuary post that has an ornate depiction of a Killer Whale with prominent triangular teeth, and small figure between its fin and tail. On the whale's head was a smaller whale with three sgil (potlatch rings). The front plaque was most likely painted.
Middle: Plain mortuary post
Right: Mortuary post with a large grizzly bear holding a frog
Show moreLeft: A mortuary post that has an ornate depiction of a Killer Whale with prominent triangular teeth, and small figure between its fin and tail. On the whale's head was a smaller whale with three sgil (potlatch rings). The front plaque was most likely painted.
Middle: Plain mortuary post
Right: Mortuary post with a large grizzly bear holding a frog between its paws and a frog between its ears.
Show less
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Date
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1968, 1968
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Title
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Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay
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Description
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Left: A large mortuary post depicting an eagle standing on a seal. The front plaque was plain.
Right: Mortuary post depicting a Sea Grizzly, in its mouth is a seal wearing sgil (potlatch rings). At the base and betweem the ears are human figures, and a raven head between the ears. The front plaque was plain.
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Date
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1968, 1968
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