Date
1901
Personal name
Photographer: Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description
The frontal pole of Property House as it stood after the house frame had fallen. The crests on the frontal pole are three watchmen, an eagle, a story figure of Tsimshian sea-chief/sea anemone, and a killer whale whose head, arms, legs, and pectoral fins are at the base. The body of the killer whale extends above and it has a woman in its mouth that is clutching its tail. This pole was collected by Newcombe for the Smithsonian Institution.The House That Makes a Noise is on the right in the background.
Physical location
Royal British Columbia Museum
Subject (Geographic)
Keywords
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Identifier
Tanu01
Copyright & Terms of use
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