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The frontal pole of Property House as it stood after the house frame had fallen. The crests on the frontal pole are three watchmen, an eagle, a story figure of Tsimshian sea-chief/sea anemone, and a killer whale whose head, arms, legs, and pectoral fins are at the base. The body of the killer whale extends above and it has a woman in its mouth that is clutching its tail. This pole was collected by Newcombe for the Smithsonian Institution.The House That Makes a Noise is on the right in the…

The House That Makes a Noise frontal pole features three watchmen and a horned owl at the top. Next is a story figure of Tsimshian sea-chief or sea anemone holding a hair seal, a story figure of Nansimget's wife holding onto the tail of killer whale, and a killer whale with a human body devouring a seal at the base.This pole was removed from Tanu in 1954 and is now in the Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria. A copy of this pole made by Henry Hunt stands in Thunderbird Park, Victoria.

The House That Makes a Noise frontal pole features three watchmen and a horned owl at the top. Next is a story figure of Tsimshian sea-chief or sea anemone holding a hair seal, a story figure of Nansimget's wife holding onto the tail of killer whale, and a killer whale with a human body devouring a seal at the base.This pole was removed from Tanu in 1954 and is now in the Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria. A copy of this pole made by Henry Hunt stands in Thunderbird Park, Victoria.

Detail of the base of the House That Makes a Noise frontal pole. The lowest crest features a killer whale with a human body devouring a seal.

Something Terrible Happened House with frontal pole on the left, Whale and Beaver Mortuary and Strong House with frontal pole on right.

Frontal poles, mortuaries, and memorial poles of the Last House, the Eagle House, the House Dressed Up (to show off all the time), and the House-hole House.

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.

Side profile of the grizzly bear from the base of the frontal pole. In between the bear's paws is a human head wearing potlatch cylinders.

This frontal pole from the south end of the village featured on it three watchmen at the top, followed by an eagle with a small face on its tail, an owl, a killer whale that is holding its own tail in its mouth and at the base, a grizzly bear holding a frog.The pole was taken to Prince Rupert in 1939 and was transferred to the Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, in 1965.

The houses and their poles at the south end of the village.

The houses and their poles at the south end of the village. Note that some of the poles are leaning and that the mortuaries have lost their frontal plaques.

Houses at the north end of the village. House Toward the Water, Property is in the House, and Eagle Leg House.

This mortuary originally featured a front plaque that had a supernatural snag on it, and on the post is a thunderbird that is shown here without its beak. This mortuary is being reclaimed by the forest growth.

This memorial column, rectangular in cross section, symbolizing a killer whale dorsal fin, is surmounted by a figure of a chief with a tall hat. Originally a separate carving of a raven holding a copper sat on top of the chief's hat.

This memorial column, rectangular in cross section, symbolizing a killer whale dorsal fin, is surmounted by a figure of a chief with a tall hat. Originally a separate carving of a raven holding a copper sat on top of the chief's hat.