Pole-of-the-Moon

Date
1910
Personal name
Description

At the top of the pole raised by Chief Guxsan, sits the Mountain-Goat (with a single horn). Next is the moon, with Skawah in it. Skawah is an ancestress of the clan, and she is holding an earthquake charm in her hand. Under the moon is her son, Legi-yuwen, and at the bottom is the owl.

Subject (Geographic)
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Identifier
Gitsegukla09
Terms of use
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