Stone Ribs Pole

Date
1968
Photographer: De Menil, Adelaide
Description

Stone Ribs inside of a sea lion skin. Stone Ribs is known as the legendary strong man. This pole depicts him encased in the body of a sea lion, whose upthrust head and nose are at the the top of the pole. At the base is a bear figure.

Subject (Geographic)
Old Kasaan
Keywords
Haida
Kaigani
Alaska
Detail
Xaayda
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Menil_HG_0559.jpg
Copyright
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Copyright owner(s)

© Adelaide de Menil.

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