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Tanoo - Mrs. Oliver's xat
SEE: MARILYN CHECHIK'S STUDY OF POLES AT TANU
"Two poles on right of photo are: House frontal ,next is a memorial pole, with the beaver crest at the base and the fourth, a Haida mortuary pole (PM # 1392) , with an eagle sitting on top , thunderbird on the horizontal board coverings, and a beaver at the base."
taken from Report of the Provincial Museum for British Columbia 1930 p. C10
MORTUARY POLE
B.C.P.M. #1392
"left pole , Eli Calder ,Johnny William's and Nathan Martin's brother, right Moses Jones" from reverse of print in file envelope.
reference is made to Tanoo (diagram of poles etc.) IN Notebook 1903, Newcombe collection 10 IN Archives.
see also:
PN5541-view dated 1929
PN5668-view dated 1934
"Wolf #15 Sw
Johnny Matthews
Owl #16
Paul Jones"
from print in file envelope
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