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Victor Mowat of the 'Ksan Performance group re-enacting the story of the warrior chief Nehl'xt or 'Nekt at 'Ksan Historical Village. The story takes place at 'Battle Hill© near Gitwangak village. 'Nekt was an aggressive warrior and led many successful raids against neighbouring tribes. He is remembered and celebrated by the Gitxsan people as a powerful and great leader..

The 'Ksan Performance group re-enacting the story of the warrior chief Nehl'xt or 'Nekt at 'Ksan Historical Village. The story takes place at 'Battle Hill© near Gitwangak village. 'Nekt was an aggressive warrior and led many successful raids against neighbouring tribes. He is remembered and celebrated by the Gitxsan people as a powerful and great leader.

Victor Mowat of the 'Ksan Performance group re-enacting the story of the warrior chief Nehl'xt or 'Nekt at 'Ksan Historical Village. The story takes place at 'Battle Hill© near Gitwangak village. 'Nekt was an aggressive warrior and led many successful raids against neighbouring tribes. He is remembered and celebrated by the Gitxsan people as a powerful and great leader.

Victor Mowat of the 'Ksan Performance group re-enacting the story of the warrior chief Nehl'xt or 'Nekt at 'Ksan Historical Village. The story takes place at 'Battle Hill© near Gitwangak village. 'Nekt was an aggressive warrior and led many successful raids against neighbouring tribes. He is remembered and celebrated by the Gitxsan people as a powerful and great leader.

Victor Mowat of the 'Ksan Performance group re-enacting the story of the warrior chief Nehl'xt or 'Nekt at 'Ksan Historical Village. The story takes place at 'Battle Hill© near Gitwangak village. 'Nekt was an aggressive warrior and led many successful raids against neighbouring tribes. He is remembered and celebrated by the Gitxsan people as a powerful and great leader.

The 'Ksan Performance group re-enacting the story of the warrior chief Nehl'xt or 'Nekt at 'Ksan Historical Village. The story takes place at 'Battle Hill© near Gitwangak village. 'Nekt was an aggressive warrior and led many successful raids against neighbouring tribes. He is remembered and celebrated by the Gitxsan people as a powerful and great leader.

Mannequin on museum display donning hide shirt, dagger with bear crest pommel. The gorget or visor and sea lion war helmet on this mannequin are contemporary reproductions. This is notable in the sheen of the acrylic paint and the violet hue in the sky blue used.

Three daggers, of varying size, style and decoration. Left to right: carved bone hilt with image of bear inlaid with abalone; carved wooden handle in image of humanoid face inlaid with abalone; repoussé bear face with abalone inlaid eyes.

Mannequin donning painting leather vest, double-edged dagger, and war helmet in the image of sea lion.

A display case exhibiting a mannequin wearing full war garb head to toe, equipped with bone war club, a short spear and dagger. Tsimshian jerkin with killer whale design, Tsimshian antler club, and short spear. The mannequin is wearing a Tlingit visor and helmet.

Full display of Northwest Coast warfare objects, treasures and mannequin donning war equipment. exhibit includes clubs, knives, bows, arrow quivers.

Handle carved in the likeness of an otter, seal or sea lion.

Steel dagger with carved figures on pommel and inlaid with abalone.

Ivory handle war knife with a beaded sheathe.