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Detail: Horned Owl
Detail of the head of the horned owl figure from the top of the Strong House frontal pole as it stood at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Detail: Horned Owl
Detail of the horned owl figure from the top of the Strong House frontal pole as it stood at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Detail: Whale
Detail of the Whale eye from the Strong House frontal pole at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Detail: Eagle
Detail of the eyes of the eagle crest from the Strong House frontal pole at Royal Ontario Museum.
House Pit
Chief Gitkun's House pit from the House-hole House.
House Pit
Chief Gitkun's House pit from the House-hole House with fallen roof beams.
House Pit
Chief Gitkun's House pit from the House-hole House with fallen roof beams.
Thunderbird and Whale Memorial
This memorial, erected after 1878, was for the mother of the last Skitgades. On the top of the plain pole were a thunderbird and a whale. This is the only monument seen on approaching Tanu village in the 1960's.
Detail: Grizzly Bear
Detail of the paw and snout of the grizzly bear from the base of the Plenty of Tliman Hides in This House frontal pole.
Detail: Grizzly Bear
Detail of the grizzly bear's face from the base of the Plenty of Tliman Hides in This House frontal pole.
Detail: Eagle
On left, Eagle from the Eagle Leg House frontal pole.
Detail: Grizzly Bear and Eagle
On the left, the Eagle from the Eagle Leg House frontal pole. On the right is the grizzly bear from the base of Plenty of Tliman Hides in This House frontal pole.