Description: Atlatl or spear thrower from Northwest Coast.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The Spencer Pole was raised by a women from Kasaan in memory of her husband from Victoria, named Spencer. the top figure represents Spencer, below is raven holding the moon, and strong man holding a seal. The base figure represents a Haida and Tlingit myth character, about a weak boy who overcame all his strong relatives.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The Spencer Pole was raised by a women from Kasaan in memory of her husband from Victoria, named Spencer. the top figure represents Spencer, below is raven holding the moon, and strong man holding a seal. The base figure represents a Haida and Tlingit myth character, about a weak boy who overcame all his strong relatives.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The Spencer Pole was raised by a women from Kasaan in memory of her husband from Victoria, named Spencer. the top figure represents Spencer, below is raven holding the moon, and strong man holding a seal. The base figure represents a Haida and Tlingit myth character, about a weak boy who overcame all his strong relatives.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Spencer Pole
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Spencer Pole
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The Spencer Pole was raised by a women from Kasaan in memory of her husband from Victoria, named Spencer. the top figure represents Spencer, below is raven holding the moon, and strong man holding a seal. The base figure represents a Haida and Tlingit myth character, about a weak boy who overcame all his strong relatives.
Date: 1972
Description: Carved Spoon Art works created by students of the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art located at the 'Ksan Historical Village.
Date: 1972
Description: Abel Campbell mashing huckelberries. 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: 1972
Description: Edith Campbell preparing huckelberries 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: 1972
Description: Edith Campbell spreading the cooked Huckleberries onto the racks. 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 objective was to create colour images of practices that were partially captured in earlier black and white photographs and in early texts such as those written by Marius Barbeau and William Beynon. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these collecting and…
Date: 1972
Description: Edith Campbell spreading the cooked Huckleberries onto the racks. 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 objective was to create colour images of practices that were partially captured in earlier black and white photographs and in early texts such as those written by Marius Barbeau and William Beynon. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these collecting and…
Date: 1972
Description: Edith Campbell spreadingy precessed huckleberries on drying racks to make Huckleberry cakes. 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: 1972
Description: Edith Campbell spreading the cooked Huckleberries onto the racks. 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 objective was to create colour images of practices that were partially captured in earlier black and white photographs and in early texts such as those written by Marius Barbeau and William Beynon. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these collecting and…
Date: 1972
Description: Edith Campbell spreading the cooked Huckleberries onto the racks. 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 objective was to create colour images of practices that were partially captured in earlier black and white photographs and in early texts such as those written by Marius Barbeau and William Beynon. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these collecting and…
