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Beaver Memorial Pole at Skedans with 14 rings
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A Memorial pole with 14 sgil (potlatch rings) and a beaver at the base. The pole was raised for a brother of Captain Klue of Those Born at Skedans. The brother was among a number of people who drowned near Skedans.
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Beaver Memorial Pole at Skedans with 14 rings
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A Memorial pole with 14 sgil (potlatch rings) and a beaver at the base. The pole was raised for a brother of Captain Klue of Those Born at Skedans. The brother was among a number of people who drowned near Skedans.
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Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole
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A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plauge had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.
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Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole
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A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plauge had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.
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Gwa.igxa Mortuary Pole
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Mortuary pole erected for Gwa.igixa, a name which reffered to the medicinal plant. Gwa.igixa was of the Dijigua Town People, one of the Eagle families who occupied the village. Once above the carved ealge was a plaque that had a painted Eagle design.
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Mortuary Pole for Woman of Djigua Town People
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A mortuary pole raised for a woman from Djigua Town People. The pole originally had a plague at the top with the face of grizzly bear. Below the plague is a bird figure, likely a Raven or a cormorant, and a grizzly at the base.
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Xaotsi Mortuary Pole
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Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole.
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Xaotsi Mortuary Pole
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Detail Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole.
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Xaotsi Mortuary Pole
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Detail Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole.
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Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole
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Detail of A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plaque had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.
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Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole
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A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plauge had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.
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Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole
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A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plauge had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.
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Memorial Poles at Skedans
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Front: Memorial Pole erected Gadaga of Those Born at Skedans, the first wife of Chief Skedans Back: A Memorial pole with 14 sgil (potlatch rings) and a beaver at the base. The pole was raised for a brother of Captain Klue of Those Born at Skedans. The brother was among a number of people who drowned near Skedans.
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Beaver Memorial Pole at Skedans with 14 rings
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A Memorial pole with 14 sgil (potlatch rings) and a beaver at the base. The pole was raised for a brother of Captain Klue of Those Born at Skedans. The brother was among a number of people who drowned near Skedans.
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Beaver Memorial Pole at Skedans with 14 rings
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A Memorial pole with 14 sgil (potlatch rings) and a beaver at the base. The pole was raised for a brother of Captain Klue of Those Born at Skedans. The brother was among a number of people who drowned near Skedans.
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Chief Wife's Mortuary Pole
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Double mortuary pole erected for the remains of a wife of the chief of Skedans, Xanadjat. One of her crests was the dogfish with a large labret. The dogfish crest came from Sitka Alaska, from a story of a woman who began to change into a dogfish while talking to her friends one day. Her nose lengthened and turn inwards towards her face.
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Mortuary Poles in Skedans
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Left: Double mortuary pole erected for the remains of a wife of the chief of Skedans, Xanadjat. One of her crests was the dogfish with a large labret. The dogfish crest came from Sitka Alaska, from a story of a woman who began to change into a dogfish while talking to her friends one day. Her nose lengthened and turn inwards towards her face. Right: Mortuary Pole for the remains of a member of Those Born at Skedans, an Eagle family. On the plague was a Beaver holding a stick in its paws, with sGil (potlatch rings) attached to its head.
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Beaver Memorial Pole at Skedans with 14 rings
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A Memorial pole with 14 sgil (potlatch rings) and a beaver at the base. The pole was raised for a brother of Captain Klue of Those Born at Skedans. The brother was among a number of people who drowned near Skedans.
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Beaver Memorial Pole at Skedans with 14 rings
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A Memorial pole with 14 sgil (potlatch rings) and a beaver at the base. The pole was raised for a brother of Captain Klue of Those Born at Skedans. The brother was among a number of people who drowned near Skedans.
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