Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: This mortuary post stood on the slope and depicted a grizzly bear at the base. Frogs emerged from the bear's ears, and between the ears was a whale devouring a man.
Date: 1920 to 1926
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: This portion of the pole details the Weneel or Long-Nosed bird and the three humans holding groundhogs.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: On the left, a mortuary post with a beaver at the base and an eagle above. The top of the post was badly burned in the village fire. On the right, a tall memorial pole with a grizzly bear at the base.
Date: 1965 to 1970
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: This is the row of Three-Beings-Across, which were carved separately and attached to the pole. Note the Three-Beings-Across are sitting on the Hanging-Frogs.
Date: 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Originally raised by Hanamuk and has since been relocated to the upper village. This detail shows the Person-of-the-Hills or Person-of-the-Stars, who is sitting at the top of the pole. Below him is Hanging-Across or Half-a-Man, who is a person with his body cut in two, and his head upside down.
Date: 1901
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: This mortuary plaque featured a hawk-and-moon with a separately carved beak that was attached. The mortuary pole was removed to Victoria in 1956 without the plaque, which had disappeared many years before.
Description: This photograph details the lower section of this frontal pole showing the beak of the cormorant and the grizzly bear at the base. The pole is still attached to the house frame long after it has been abandoned.
Date: 1947
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Detail of the grizzly bear from the base of the frontal pole. In between the bear's paws is a human head wearing a hat with potlatch cylinders.
Date: 1972
Name(s): Inglis, Richard
Description: Detail of the pole of Chief 'Willitsxw behind the museum of Gitanyow. Note the support beams to help keep the poles standing longer.
Date: 1923
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Raised by Chief Guxsan. On the back of the pole is a second smaller moon that was attached to the pole, with a portrait of the ancesstress Skawah holding the earthquake charm. The image was painted in red.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: This shaman's grave figure is holding one arm down against his stomach holding a rattle. This post was originally part of a pair.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detail of a raven (with beak bent down) at the top of a memorial pole that is supported by a plain shaft.
Date: 1947
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: This memorial pole stood at an unusual angle to the beach, behind the house. At the top was a raven separated by four potlatch cylinders from a grizzly bear at the base.
Date: 1958
Description: Raised by Chief Mawlaahan and located in the upper village. This pole was raised in the early 1950's, and has already lost its paint and the surface has weathered to a silver colour. This is a detail of the Large-Eagle, and the Sitting-Frog.
Date: 1952
Name(s): R. Carter, R.
Description: Close-up of a re-carving of an interior house post from inside Herb "Copper" Johnson's House. The carving depicts a wolf on top of a copper. The re-carving is located at "Big House", Gwayasdums Village.
