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Old house posts, Hope Island

Old house posts, Hope Island

Image of two old house posts on Hope Island, BC. The post on the right appears to be the same as a post now housed at the Museum of Anthropology, that was collected from Hope Island in 1956. Both posts feature a human figure with large eyes. On one post, the figure is holding a small face near its waist. On the other post, the figure is holding what appears to be an animal of some kind. The Museum of Anthropology's website provides the following description of the posts: "The posts of the unfinished house of Ha'm'cit were carved by a man from Smith Inlet called Si.wit who moved to Xu'mtaspi and married Tom Omhyid's mother. Ha'm'cit died before the house was finished. (Information provided to Prof. Wilson Duff by Mungo Martin). The artist's potlatch name was P'aczsmaxw. Wayne Suttles places the Xu'mtaspi village as Nahwitti, in historic times, however it was occupied jointly by the Nahwitti, the Yalhinuxw, and the Noqemqilisala (of Hanson Lagoon)."

Pole of Skim-sim and Will-a-daugh. Massive carving in Gitanyow.

Pole of Skim-sim and Will-a-daugh. Massive carving in Gitanyow.

Totem pole in Kitwancool / Gitanyow outside the house of Wii Xá, a chief of the Lax Gibuu clan of the Gitanyow. Features a carved bird on top, two other larger figures below, and two rows with bands of much smaller carved figures. Known as the pole of Skim-sim and Will-a-daugh. Pole is now at MOA - object ID: A50019.

Similkameen

Similkameen

Image of a rolling hills and a small pond or stream in the Similkameen region of British Columbia.

Similkameen [high desert and cabin]

Similkameen [high desert and cabin]

Image of a high desert area in the Similkameen region of BC, with mostly brush and some patches of trees. A wire fence is in the foreground, and a log cabin is in the background.

Similkameen [river valley]

Similkameen [river valley]

Image of a high desert plateau in the Similkameen region of BC, with a river running through it and hills all around. The river is likely the Similkameen River.

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