Date: 1884
Name(s): Maynard, Richard, 1832-1907
Description: Interior of Chief Wiah's Monster House as it were when the house was still occupied.
Date: 1900 to 1915
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: This pole once stood at the rear of the Monster House. The pole represented Chief Wiah's crest of a standing beaver with potlatch rings and the crest of a sculpin prominently displayed on its abdomen.Harry Wiah, son of Chief Wiah, stands on the left.
Date: 1920 to 1940
Description: Very similar to the memorial pole that stood outside the house suggesting that they are by the same carver. The stick that the beaver holds is inlaid with multiple pieces of abalone, and a detachable stack of cylinders has been added to the top of the pole.This pole now stands in the Canadian Museum of Civilization's Grand Hall.
Date: 1900 to 1915
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: This memorial was erected in honour of Wiah's first wife, who was from Tian. This photograph details the base of the pole showing the three small figures whose wisps of hair represent puffs of clouds, and at the base the cumulous cloud, often called "Cloud Woman," which originally had a large recurved beak.This pole remained standing until about 1902. Charles Edenshaw made a model of it for the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Date: 1900 to 1915
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: This memorial was erected in honour of Wiah's first wife, who was from Tian. This photograph details the three small figures whose wisps of hair represent puffs of clouds, and the figure at the base of the pole which is the cumulous cloud, often called "Cloud Woman," that once had a large recurved beak. Chief Wiah's Monster House is directly behind.
Date: 1890
Name(s): Reford, R.
Description: Chief Wiah's Monster House and two of the memorial poles which stood out front. This is one of the clearest photographs of the memorial pole on the left, detailing the cumulous cloud figure, often called "Cloud Woman," with the large recurved beak.
Date: 1940 to 1950
Description: Masset Model of the Monster House made by Gwayatilth.
Date: 1878
Name(s): Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
Description: A cluster of memorial poles all belonging to the Monster House. The tall pole in the background is the frontal pole of the Halbut House, which was moved to Jasper, BC where it stood for 94 years before being repatriated back to Haida Gwaii.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Graves at Masset Cemetery.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: This pole is likely a mortuary pole. The base looks as though it's a human figure and above is a whale. In earlier photos a carved raven is perched at the top of the pole
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Posted by William Housty via the RRN on February 16, 2015. This is a pole that was made by Charlie George, for George and Wilfred Martin, who both drowned while out trapping, at Spider Island. Wilfred was older than his brother George, and they both held chieftainships in Bella Bella. The reason there is the eagle with the whale is because those crests speak of the origin story of Wigviłba-Wakas at Goose Island. Wilfred Martin's mother, named 'Old Queen Mabel' came from the Wigviłba-Wakas…
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: ""Mary Bell""
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Remains of a monumental, possibly a Manda, a figure that supports the coffin of a deceased chief.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Remains of monumentals in the village of Tanu
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Remains of monumentals in the village of Tanu
