Mortuary Pole

Date
1881
Photographer: Dossetter, Edward
Description

Detail of a mortuary pole surmounted by a plaque in front of the coffin chamber. The plaque is embellished with a thunderbird with a large recurved beak surrounded by a moon symbol.

Subject (Geographic)
Skidegate (B.C.)
Keywords
Haida
Hydah
Queen Charlotte Islands
Totem poles
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Skidegate11
Copyright
Copyright has expired in Canada.
Terms of use
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