Eagle Halibut Pole

Date

1927

Photographer: Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969

Description

Eagle-Halibut Pole of Laay was carved by Oyee for Chief Laay of the Eagle tribe. It stood 55 ft tall when it was erected ca. 1870. This pole originally stood at Gwinwoḵ before a flood washed it downriver around 1900. The pole then stood at Git'iks before being purchased by the UBC Museum of Anthropology in 1947, where it is currently on display.

Physical location

Canadian Museum of History

Subject (Geographic)

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