Description: Artifacts carved by Lelooska: a figurine box depicting a deceased shaman, a classical soul catcher in wolf imagery, and a maskette of a shaman in trance.
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: museum exhibition shot depicting doll of human male.
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Puppet in museum display, adorned in various furs.
Name(s): Duff, Wilson, 1925-1976
Description: Shamanistic bone charm, carved in the image of a wolf. A humanoid face is carved into what's possibly the hind leg or stomach.
Date: 1972
Description: Freda Diesing carving at the 'Ksan studio, Hazelton
Date: 1972
Description: Freda Diesing carving at the 'Ksan studio, Hazelton
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detail of house post inside Chief Shakes' X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House). Slots in the eyes were once inlayed with abalone.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Rear interior post of Chief Shakes' X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House). Slots in the eyes of the faces would have once held abalone.
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.
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Whale baleen plate shield.
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Whale baleen plate shield.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: View of houses at Blunden Harbour from the water.
Description: Siberian Shaman visits Nanai, 'the under sea master of souls'. Under his pillow covered with scales are fish in a basin. Amur River peoples
Date: 1979
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: 1970 to 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: The beaver house post of Gitlaxdzawk representing the giant beaver Pelemgwae. Known as the Peleqwa House post, it belonged to the house of Iyoos. House 1 on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).
