Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A set of three mortuary poles standing at a well protected location. They're considered one of the most elaborate Haida mortuaries on all of Haida Gwaii. The central pole was about 5.4 metres, with the side poles slightly shorter. A fourth plain pole was behind for support for the burial chamber, which held the remains of a single individual.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A side view of the set of three mortuary poles standing at a well protected location. They're considered one of the most elaborate Haida mortuaries on all of Haida Gwaii. The central pole was about 5.4 metres, with the side poles slightly shorter. A fourth plain pole was behind for support for the burial chamber, which held the remains of a single individual.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A posterior view of the set of three mortuary poles standing at a well protected location. They're considered one of the most elaborate Haida mortuaries on all of Haida Gwaii. The central pole was about 5.4 metres, with the side poles slightly shorter. A fourth plain pole was behind for support for the burial chamber, which held the remains of a single individual.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A detail of the set of three mortuary poles standing at a well protected location. They're considered one of the most elaborate Haida mortuaries on all of Haida Gwaii. The central pole was about 5.4 metres, with the side poles slightly shorter. A fourth plain pole was behind for support for the burial chamber, which held the remains of a single individual.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A set of three mortuary poles standing at a well protected location. They're considered one of the most elaborate Haida mortuaries on all of Haida Gwaii. The central pole was about 5.4 metres, with the side poles slightly shorter. A fourth plain pole was behind for support for the burial chamber, which held the remains of a single individual.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A set of three mortuary poles standing at a well protected location. They're considered one of the most elaborate Haida mortuaries on all of Haida Gwaii. The central pole was about 5.4 metres, with the side poles slightly shorter. A fourth plain pole was behind for support for the burial chamber, which held the remains of a single individual.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A set of three mortuary poles standing at a well protected location. They're considered one of the most elaborate Haida mortuaries on all of Haida Gwaii. The central pole was about 5.4 metres, with the side poles slightly shorter. A fourth plain pole was behind for support for the burial chamber, which held the remains of a single individual.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A set of three mortuary poles standing at a well protected location. They're considered one of the most elaborate Haida mortuaries on all of Haida Gwaii. The central pole was about 5.4 metres, with the side poles slightly shorter. A fourth plain pole was behind for support for the burial chamber, which held the remains of a single individual.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A side view of the set of three mortuary poles standing at a well protected location. They're considered one of the most elaborate Haida mortuaries on all of Haida Gwaii. The central pole was about 5.4 metres, with the side poles slightly shorter. A fourth plain pole was behind for support for the burial chamber, which held the remains of a single individual.
Date: 1960 to 1970
Description: Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Carved and painted formline panels. The elaborate panels are a mix of human-like figures and water based figures. The panels likely tell the legend of the Strong Man or the Lazy Son in Law. These stories are often illustrated by Gonakadet and Duk-toohl.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Carved and painted formline panels. The elaborate panels are a mix of human-like figures and water based figures. The panels likely tell the legend of the Strong Man or the Lazy Son in Law. These stories are often illustrated by Gonakadet and Duk-toohl.
Date: 1972
Description: Elsie Morrison smoking salmon. These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers among the Gitxsan. The Book Builders of 'Ksan also produced a volume on these collecting and processing practices titled Gathering what the Great Nature provided: food traditions of the Gitksan, by the people of 'Ksan.
Date: 1972
Description: Berry mashers. These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers among the Gitxsan. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these collecting and processing practices titled Gathering what the Great Nature provided: food traditions of the Gitksan, by the people of 'Ksan.
Date: 1910 to 1920
Name(s): Barrett, S. A. (Samuel Alfred), 1879-1965
Description: Empty board walk at Ba'as, except for a carved figure standing in the centre.
