Eagle's Nest Pole

Date
1927 to 1928
Photographer: Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description

The Eagle's Nest pole was carved for Chief Gitx'un of the Eagle tribe, ca. 1870. It stood in Gwinwok until a flood occurred and it was moved to Git'iks, ca. 1885. This pole was purchased by the Jardin Zoologique du Quebec in 1932 and erected on its grounds near Quebec City.

Physical location
Canadian Museum of History 69762
Subject (Geographic)
Git'iks
Keywords
Nishga
Gitex
Gitix
Nass River
Totem Pole
monument
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Gitix0010
Copyright
Copyright has expired in Canada.
Terms of use
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