Date: 1985 to 1995
Description: Detail of the Thunderbird.
Date: 1968
Name(s): Ochs, Peter
Description: Detail of Kewok (Bull-Head) at the base of the pole.
Date: 1967 to 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detail of the father of Nekt, a Haida chief named Kewok (Bull-Head). Kewok's tongue is out as it had been when Lutraisu (Nekt's mother) took his head for a trophy in revenge for him suffocating their children with his tongue.
Date: 1948
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: This photo captures the entire pole of Chief Nekt. Sitting at the top of the pole is the Eagle-Prince. At the base of the pole is a Thunder-bird, and Kewok (Chief Bull-Head) of Haida Gwaii. In Kewok's arms is Lutraisu's canoe.
Date: 1948
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Detail of the base of the pole showing the Thunderbird and Kewok (Bull-Head), a Haida Chief and father of Nekt. Attached to the pole is Lutraisu's canoe.
Date: 1968
Name(s): Ochs, Peter
Description: Detail of the Thunder-bird, and Kewok (Bull-Head) at the base of the pole.
Date: 1910
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: At the top of the pole sits the Eagle-Prince who is decorated with mother-of-pearl. There is a long portion of undecorated pole, followed by a Thunder-bird. At the base of the pole is the father of Nekt, a Haida chief named Kewok (Bull-Head). Kewok's tongue is out as it had been when Lutraisu (Nekt's mother) took his head for a trophy in revenge for him suffocating their children with his tongue. In Kewok's arms is Lutraisu's canoe that she escaped from Haida Gwaii in, which was carved…
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Carved and decorated war axe.
Date: 1900 to 1910
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: Carved vertical column forgrounding the village. People gathered outdoors during a potlatch or feast.
Date: 1900 to 1910
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: People gathered among welcome figures during a feast or potlatch.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Interior of Chief Shakes' X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House). At the back is a painted screen with two carved house posts to either side. The carver was Kadjisdu.axtc, "One-to-whom-people-will-listen," he carved four house posts for the house.
Date: 1926
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: The Whole Being Pole belonged to house five on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).
Date: 1969
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: This burned mortuary post was found at the southeast end of village, and has the figure of a bear at the base with a long extended tongue. Above is the figure of a small bear wearing a potlatch stick with four cylinders, flanked by small watchmen figures. A small human face sits on top backed by the mortuary plaque.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Top of a totem with a carved eagle.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Totem poles at Saxman Totem Park near Ketchikan, Alaska. The totems at Saxman were either salvaged or replicated from older poles that had decayed or become overgrown at their original locations in Alaskan Native villages.
