Gwa.igxa Mortuary Pole

Date
1967
Photographer: De Menil, Adelaide
Description

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.

Subject (Geographic)
Skedans
Keywords
Haida
Eagle
Gwaii Haanas
Haida Gwaii
Kuuna Mortuary Pole
Mortuary Post
plague Totem Pole
Xaayda
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Menil_HG_0771.jpg
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Copyright owner(s)

© Adelaide de Menil.

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