Carving

Canoe carving at May 24, 1948 regatta

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1948

Parte de Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Pole silhouette, water, and mountains

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1955 or 1956

Parte de Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Pole of Skim-sim and Will-a-daugh. Massive carving in Gitanyow.

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1955 or 1956

Parte de Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Totem pole in Kitwancool / Gitanyow outside the house of Wii Xá, a chief of the Lax Gibuu clan of the Gitanyow. Features a carved bird on top, two other larger figures below, and two rows with bands of much smaller carved figures. Known as the pole of Skim-sim and Will-a-daugh. Pole is now at MOA - object ID: A50019.

River's Inlet (U'bis), Walkus Pole, May 55

51-01-28-a039412
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May 1955

Parte de Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Close-up of figure on totem pole

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1955 or 1956

Parte de Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Leaning totem pole in front of house

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Parte de Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Unidentified totem pole

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1955 or 1956

Parte de Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Unidentified totem pole, decaying and leaning

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1955 or 1956

Parte de Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Beaver pole, Anthony Island

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Parte de Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of a section of a totem pole, featuring a beaver, on Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii. This appears to be a pole now housed at the Museum of Anthropology (museum item #A50013). This museum item has the following description: "Base section of a wooden totem pole, crescent shaped in cross section and carved in shallow and deep relief. Depicted is a seated beaver with one potlatch ring between erect ears; protruding upper incisors; raised forepaws and hind paws grasping chewing sticks. Below its rectangular shaped crosshatched tail is a human face with large circular eyes. Traces of blue in eye sockets and around nostrils... Beaver was one of crests owned by the lineage of Chief Ninstints (Tom Price), 'Those Born Up the Inlet', of the Eagle moiety... Remainder of pole, except top figure, burned when the village was burned in 1892 by the Koskimo and the crew of a sealing schooner. ."