Hawk

Date
1994
Photographer: Herem, Barry
Description

Detail: Hawk held in paws of Gunakadeit's child at the top of the post. The hawk is shown as a crest symbol of the clan while the carving of Gunakadeit Yadi represents the legend of the Daughters of the Creek. This legend states that Gunakadeit's daughters became the Old Women who lived at the head of every stream and are responsible for the yearly return of the salmon. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.

Subject (Geographic)
Klukwan
Keywords
Tlingit
Gonagadet
Gonakadet
Paint
Northwest Coast
Art
Chilkat
Alaska
post
Kad-jis-too-ach
Kadjisdu.axtc
carving
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Klukwan248
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Copyright owner(s)

© Barry Herem.

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