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Gitksan totem pole featuring frogs, in front of house, Kispiox, British Columbia, 1909
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| Title | Gitksan totem pole featuring frogs, in front of house, Kispiox, British Columbia, 1909 |
| Photographer | Emmons, George Thornton |
| Date | 1909 |
| Notes | Pole in front of house, with several frog carvings at base.
Pole belonging to Ma'us at Kispiox, called Frog-pole. Figures: Raven (which formerly sat on top), 7-8 foot uncarved section, Person-of-the-smoke-hole or Man-looking-down-the-smoke-hole, Frog or Tadpole (head downwards), Woodpecker or Real-Woodpecker, Man-of-the-smoke-hole, Frogs-jammed-up or squeezed. Carved by Wawsemlarhae, Fireweed phratry.
More information about this location available in: Totem poles of the Gitksan / Marius Barbeau (p. 117-118) |
| Subjects | Totem poles--British Columbia--Kispiox; Gitksan Indians--Arts & crafts; Gitksan Indians--Structures; Kispiox (B.C.) |
| Location Depicted | Canada--British Columbia--Kispiox |
| Object Type | Photographs |
| Negative Number | NA3386 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Collection | George Thornton Emmons Collection no. 131 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
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| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
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