Rotten-Corpse pole

Date
1925
Personal name
Description

Raised by Chief Hagbegwatu in the lower village. The top of the pole is a small undecorated portion followed by a row of Many-Skulls. Next is the (Bird)-on-High, then another two rows of Many-Small-People or Many-Skulls, and at the bottom is the Decayed-Corpse with the bill or projecting nose missing.

Subject (Geographic)
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Identifier
Gitsegukla28
Terms of use
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