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Chief lying in state with a chilkat blanket and head dress on display.

Clan members pose in front of Bear and Whale screen. Killer Whale house, Kagwantan clan.

Clan members posed in front of Bear and Whale screen. Killer Whale house, Kagwantan clan.

Various dolls, bowls, dishes, boxes, hats, and a Blunderbuss. This is some of the wealth displayed in the famous photographs of the Whale house taken by Winter and Pond.

Chief displaying his regalia. Land otter house post in background suggests this is the interior of Raven house, Ganaxtedi clan, Klukwan.

Chilkat blankets, masks, and helmets. A dance apron is draped over the Land otter with copper house post. Ganaxtedi clan at.oow (sacred items)

The Whale house family of Gaanaxteidi men among their at.oow (sacred items). The man holding the rifle or shotgun (blunderbuss) is Kindaxgoosh. To the left of him is a bent wood box with a mask made in the image of X'akat. ahan, the woman who raised the Wood Worm. Kindaxgoosh was the man building the Whale house when he drowned trying to retrieve a canoe that had drifted away on the currents of the Chilkat River. After he drowned, the Whale House remained unfinished until a woman of that…

View of the back row of people standing between the posts carved by Kad-jis-too-ach and in front of Rain Wall screen. These appear to be young boys who can be seen posing at the exterior of the house in another winter and Pond photograph (Klukwan016). A number of the items displayed here were collected by Louis Shotridge for the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.

"Interior of Chief Klart-Reech's House, Chilkat, Alaska." The Whale house family of Gaanaxteidi men among their at.oow (sacred items).

Klukwan Chiefs posing for a portrait in chilkat blankets.

Ksan Warriors re-enacting the story of 'Nekt 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.

Ksan Warriors re-enacting the story of 'Nekt 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.

Killer whale head dress or mask. Many well-established Northwest Coast artists have marked their beginnings at 'Ksan. 'Ksan was the first to offer Northwest Coast Indian art in formal instruction and it has played an important role in elevating the arts of the Coast to a higher degree of popularity and esteem. Today 'Ksan is a showcase for Gitxsan culture. It is the home of the museum collection begun in 1959, and of the renowned 'Ksan Performing Arts Group.

Many well-established Northwest Coast artists have marked their beginnings at 'Ksan. 'Ksan was the first to offer Northwest Coast Indian art in formal instruction and it has played an important role in elevating the arts of the Coast to a higher degree of popularity and esteem. Today 'Ksan is a showcase for Gitxsan culture. It is the home of the museum collection begun in 1959, and of the renowned 'Ksan Performing Arts Group.

Many well-established Northwest Coast artists have marked their beginnings at 'Ksan. 'Ksan was the first to offer Northwest Coast Indian art in formal instruction and it has played an important role in elevating the arts of the Coast to a higher degree of popularity and esteem. Today 'Ksan is a showcase for Gitxsan culture. It is the home of the museum collection begun in 1959, and of the renowned 'Ksan Performing Arts Group.