Image taken at a pole raising ceremony in Masset. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. Image shows a man speaking at the pole raising. He is not identified, but it is likely Chief Weah (Willie Matthews).
Image depicts external view of a building, mortuary poles, and house posts in Masset, B. C. A bear sits atop the mortuary or memorial pole in the foreground. This may have been a mortuary figure with a receptacle in the side to receive a box of ashes or a child