Shaking Pole of Kw'axsuu

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

Shaking Pole of Kw'axsuu was carved by Oyee and Yarogwanows for Chief Kw'axsuu of the Wolf tribe. It was erected ca. 1940 and stood 45 ft tall. It was purchased by the Royal Ontario Museum in 1929 and is still on display.

Physical location
Canadian Museum of History 69744
Subject (Geographic)
Angyada Village (B.C.)
Keywords
Angedye
Anguidah
Angydae
totem
pole
monument
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Anguidah0030
Copyright
Copyright has expired in Canada.
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