Close-up of Poles

Date
1967
Photographer: De Menil, Adelaide
Description

Tall pole with thunderbird (kwankwanxwalige') on top is the Lagis pole. Almost 100 years old. Put up in 1920- Charlie Dawson says he was 5 years old when it was put up. Holes in the Lagis pole are from wood peckers. Shorter pole is George Scow Pole.

Subject (Geographic)
Gwa'yi (Kingcome Inlet)
Keywords
Kwakwaka'wakw
totem
Whale
Wolf
Northwest Coast
Native
First Nation
Art
Dzawada'enuxw
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
de_Menil_Slide_Donation258
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Copyright owner(s)

© Adelaide de Menil.

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