Mortuary Pole for the People of Cumshewa

Date
1968
Photographer: De Menil, Adelaide
Description

A Mortuary pole erected for a man of the People of Cumshewas by his brother G'aubelx kalxwa (""The man who consumed eagle down""). The crest on the front plaque was a grizzly bear, and on the pole is a two finned killer whale.

Subject (Geographic)
Skedans
Keywords
Haida
Eagle
Gwaii Haanas
Haida Gwaii
Kuuna Mortuary Pole
Mortuary Post
Totem Pole
Xaayda
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Menil_HG_0784.jpg
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Copyright owner(s)

© Adelaide de Menil.

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