Date: 1878
Name(s): Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
Description: The houses and their poles at the south end of the village.
Date: 1972
Description: Gertie Morrison, Lottie Muldow and Kispiox children eating yal. Lottie Muldow whipping the soapberries. 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 also 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: Gertie Morrison and children eating yal, which means ""soapberries turned around and around""
Date: 1972
Description: Cooking fresh salmon. 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 also 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: Elsie Morrison and Lottie Muldow cooking fresh salmon. 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 also 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: 1910
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: Standing on the edge of the riverbank in its original position before the flood.
Date: 1968
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: The two Bear's-Den or Bear's-Den-Person figures who are depicted in human-like forms with a hole in the centre of the abdomen to represent the opening to the bear's den. The pole originally had an eagle at the top, but it disappeared around 1910.
Date: 1968
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: This is a detail of the figure at the base of the pole. The figure is either a Half-Bear or Bear's-Den-Person, or a representation of a chief.
Date: 1927
Name(s): Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1939
Description: The beaver house post of Gitlaxdzawk representing the giant beaver Pelemgwae. This view shows the post after it was taken down and cleaned by Harlan Ingersoll Smith, 1872-1940 while working for the National Museum of Canada. Known as the Peleqwa House post, it belonged to the house of Iyoos. House one on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The body and wing of an Eagle from a Mortuary post from the Village of Cumshewa. The mortuary post is called ""The Big Eagle"" for the remains of of the house chief, ""Steep rock never covered by the tide.""
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The body and wing of an Eagle from a Mortuary post from the Village of Cumshewa. The mortuary post is called ""The Big Eagle"" for the remains of of the house chief, ""Steep rock never covered by the tide.""
Date: 1924
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Detail of the Frog-Woman at the base of the pole. She is covered with small frogs on her face and body. This pole was raised by Chief Gwinuu.
Date: 1966
Name(s): Ochs, Peter
Description: In the foreground is the Person-of-the-Starfish. In the background is the Real-Kingfisher pole (left) and the Three-in-a-Row pole (right).
Date: 2009
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Detail of the ancestress called Disappeared at the base of the pole, which was erected by Chief Malii.
Date: 1966
Name(s): Ochs, Peter
Description: Detail of the base of the pole showing the Cormorant, Bear-Cub with it's head facing down, and the ancestress called Disappeared.
