Pole of the Whale

Date
1927
Photographer: Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description

This appears to be the Pole of the Whale, carved for Chief Hleek, laying on the ground before being cut into segments.

Physical location
Canadian Museum of History 69684
Subject (Geographic)
Gitlaxt'aamiks
Keywords
Gitlakdamix
Gitlaxdamsk
Nass River
New Aiyansh
Nishga
Totem Pole
Detail
Face
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Gitlaxdamsk0041-Version2
Copyright
Copyright has expired in Canada.
Terms of use
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