Stone Totem

Photographer: Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1939
Description

Stone Totem at Gitlaxdzawk associated with the House of Gitxan. House three on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051). The stone pillar of white granite measures nearly 3 meters high. The pole has since fallen to the ground. The totem marks the transfer of people into a lineage at Gitladzok.

Subject (Geographic)
Gitlaxdzawk
Keywords
Tsimshian
Gitselasu
Kitselas Canyon
Skeena River
Gitladzok
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Gitlaxdzawk_137
Copyright
Copyright has expired in Canada.
Terms of use
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