Pole-of-Nigemks

Date
1910
Photographer: Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description

Detail of the base of the pole is Sun-Shines-On or Nigemks, the mythical frog woman who was taken by the frogs, with small frogs (likely representing her offspring) on her eyes, breasts, hands and one crawling out of her mouth.

Subject (Geographic)
Ans'pa yaxw (Kispiox)
Keywords
Tsimshian
Gitxsan
Totem poles
Kispiox
Kispayaks
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Anspayaxw49
Copyright
Copyright has expired in Canada.
Terms of use
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