Xaina House Row

Date

1884

Photographer: Maynard, Richard, 1832-1907

Description

View of the village of Xaina with the mortuary of the House Passers-by Always Looked Up At in the foreground. This mortuary featured a raven with four potlatch cylinders and a frontal plaque with a carved sculpin. The tall memorial has a raven at the top with a blanket in its beak.

Physical location

British Columbia Archives

Subject (Geographic)

Xaina Village (Haida Gwaii, B.C.)

Keywords

Haida

Hydah

Queen Charlotte Islands

Haina

Totem poles

Haida Gwaii

Genre