Date
1966
Personal name
Photographer: De Menil, Adelaide
Description
Detail of Chief Skedan's mortuary plaque. Mortuary poles, particularily Haida mortuary poles, had a cavity in the top which held a burial box inside. In order to accommodate the box, the cavity was generally cut into the wide end of the pole with the tapering end set into the ground. The box was hidden from view by a frontal board, painted and/or carved with a lineage crest, placed across the front. The shape and design of this board gave the appearance of a large chest.
Subject (Geographic)
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Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Identifier
de_Menil_Slide_Donation507
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