Friday, September 25, 2009

Son-i-Hat Beaver

beaver figure on totem pole, Chief Son-i-Hat's Whale House, Kasaan, Alaska


Beaver figure, part of the totem in front of Chief Son-i-Hat's Whale House, Kasaan, Alaska...

2 comments:

  1. Great close up...does the addition of the beaver mean something?
    Cheers

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  2. The beaver was one of the Chief's family crests. Totems in front of a house include crest animals as well as animals representing stories owned/told by the family.

    Never worshipped as "Gods", totems indicate who lives inside the house or to which clan(s) and moiety the owners belong.

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