Beaver Post

Date
1927
Photographer: Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1939
Description

The beaver house post as found by Smith in 1927. The post represents the giant beaver Pelemgwae. Known as the Peleqwa House post, it belonged to the house of Iyoos. House one on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).

Subject (Geographic)
Gitlaxdzawk
Keywords
Tsimshian
Gitselasu
Kitselas Canyon
Skeena River
Gitladzok
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Gitlaxdzawk_069
Copyright
Copyright has expired in Canada.
Terms of use
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