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Interior post from Raven house, Ganaxtedi clan.

Raven is represented on this post by the main (anthropomorphic) figure holding a head, the jade adz, Tsu-hootar with which Raven tricked the King Salmon into coming ashore. Raven stands on the fish, and the small raven issuing from his mouth represents his lies. [This is a pun, since the root for "to lie, deceive" and "raven" are the same: ye't. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan, Klukwan.

Raven is represented by the main (anthropomorphic) figure holding a head, the jade adz, Tsu-hootar with which Raven tricked the King Salmon into coming ashore. Raven stands on the fish, and the small raven issuing from his mouth represents his lies. [This is a pun, since the root for "to lie, deceive" and "raven" are the same: ye't. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.

Crane figure from the base of the Woodworm post. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.

Crane's wing and frog at base of Woodworm post. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.

Full view of eagle monument with deteriorated beak.

Detail of the design on the chest and body of an eagle monument.

The design painted on the outside wing of an eagle monument. Located at the Sheldon Jackson Museum.