Skow's Raven House

Date
1920
Description

The house on the extreme left with sisiutl (two headed serpent) belonged to Chief Sewid. To the right of it (centre) is Chief Skow's Raven House which used to be painted as a sea monster. A carved human figure is holding up the ravens head and was erected after Newcombe's visit in 1917. The pole that once stood at the entry of Sea Monster House stands to the right of the newer version.

Subject (Geographic)
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Identifier
Gwayasdums4
Terms of use
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