Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.
Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Eye detail of the King Salmon at the base of the Raven post. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Details of a pole in Howkan that symbolizes a long tale. A man who turned into a sea monster and was betrayed by his mother-in-law. The pole originally had a Bear at the base with the man sitting between the ears, and the sea monster above. His mother-in-law sits above the monster wearing a headdress and holding two ring rattles.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Details of a pole in Howkan that symbolizes a long tale. A man who turned into a sea monster and was betrayed by his mother-in-law. The pole originally had a Bear at the base with the man sitting between the ears, and the sea monster above. His mother-in-law sits above the monster wearing a headdress and holding two ring rattles.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: 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.
Description: Carved mask, on top of shaman's hat.
Description: Detail shot of human figure grasping tail of wolf crest.
Description: Detail of kneeling human figure on staff.
Description: Closeup of wolf, and human figure.
