Sea Monster House Entry Pole

Date
1917
Photographer: Newcombe, C. F.‏ (Charles Frederick),‏ ‎1851-1924
Description

The pole in the foreground is the pole that stood at the entry to Chief Skow's Sea Monster House. This was the second pole that Mungo Martin ever carved. The pole is now a part of the Hauberg collection at the Seattle Art Museum.

Subject (Geographic)
Gwayasdums (Gilford Island)
Keywords
Kwakwaka'wakw
Scow House
Skow House
Gwaestums
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Gwayasdums13
Copyright
Copyright has expired in Canada.
Terms of use
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