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Metadata
Title |
SGang Gwaay (Skungwai/Ninstint), Haida Gwaii |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Catalog Number |
2011.2.1.17 |
Creator |
Adelaide de Menil |
Date |
1968/08 |
Scope & Content |
Photograph depicts three totem poles. The two on the left are seen only in profile and are not clear. The pole on the right features an eagle standing on a seal. Originally the eagle had a separately carved beak and a front plaque that was plain. This photograph was taken in Haida territory. |
Level of description |
Item |
Collection |
Adelaide de Menil Collection |
Parent Catalog Number |
2011.2.1 |
Ownership |
Bill Reid Foundation |
People |
de Menil, Adelaide |
Subjects |
Totem poles Mortuary poles Forests |