Description: The 'Ksan Performance group re-enacting the story of the warrior chief Nehl'xt or 'Nekt at 'Ksan Historical Village. The story takes place at 'Battle Hill' near Gitwangak village. 'Nekt was an aggressive warrior and led many successful raids against neighbouring tribes. He is remembered and celebrated by the Gitxsan people as a powerful and great leader..
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Profile of Heiltsuk grave figure.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: When standing, this pole showed a human figure with crossed arms wearing a frog hat. Below is Gonakadet, and what appears to be a child, holding a whale. The bottom figure looks like a wolf or possibly a Sea Grizzly.
Description: carved figure, possibly a house post.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: House post inside Chief Shakes' 'X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House). The carver was Kadjisdu.axtc, One-to-whom-people-will-listen.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Welcome or potlatch figure on the shore. This figure has a tree grwoing form the top giving the appearance of hair.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: One-legged-Fisherman (eagle) figure from the top of the Kayak totem pole. In memory of Kaukish who died in 1897.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Profile of Heiltsuk grave figure.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: On-it-Sleeps Raven Pole. This pole was erected before 1884. It was re-erected and the raven on top re-carved in 1927 as a part of a National Museum of Canada project. House of Gaum is house seven on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: On-it-Sleeps Raven Pole. This pole was erected before 1884. It was re-erected and the raven on top re-carved in 1927n as a part of a National Museum of Canada project. House of Gaum is house seven on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Base of the Raven Totem Pole, Chief Shake's family totem pole. It dignified a living son, and commemorates one dead. Erected in 1896, The pole stood for 82 years until falling down in a windstorm in 1978.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detailed profile of what is most likely a mortuary pole. The pole represents Duk-toohl (black skin), who was considered lazy but secretely trained to gain strength. One day he displayed his strength on a hunt when he split a sea liion in two. The figure on the pole can be seen splitting the sea lion. The creatures back flippers are at the neck of Duk-toohl.
Description: Carved pole at Gitxsan Historical Village
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The 'Namgis Burial Grounds at Alert Bay is an old native cemetery and one of the few remaining locations on the BC coast where totems remain undisturbed on their original site.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detailed profile of totem pole
