Copies by Swan of drawings by Haida Indians

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Copies by Swan of drawings by Haida Indians of mythological animals, some
dated 1873
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Oolala 2
[figure]
This is the mythological being of the belief of the Haidah Indians of
Queen Charlottes Islands, half man and half bird supposed by them to
live on the mountains and to live on whales, or Indians, a Skookum and
Evil Spirit. It is similar to the [Thenkloots?] or [Bockerally?] or the
Makah.
Copied from a drawing made by Geneskelos, brother of Kitkun of the
Carvers and Tattoers of the Haidah tribe, May 1873.
Copies by Swan of drawings by Haida Indians of mythological animals, some
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Wasko. a mythological being of the wolf species similar to the Chuchuhu uxl of the Makah Indians, an antidiluvian demon supposed to live in
the mountains.
This sketch was copied from the tattoo mark on the back of Kitkun, a
Haidah Chief and taken by me in my office. Port Townsend W.T. May
10th 1873
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Scana (Killer.)
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5
Koone. (Whale.)
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Fig 12
Hoorts
(The Bear:)
Hoorts
[[note]] This [[descurtaniolos]] on head and neck should be pure white
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Fig 13
Cheetka
Haida
Billachu
Makah
(young Skate)
natural size
showing the oval spots which the Indians try to represent in various
paintings, as for instance, in the drawing of the bear on the left of this
Copies by Swan of drawings by Haida Indians of mythological animals, some
dated 1873
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Haidah Tattoo designs
No 6
Tchinose, mythological animal residing in the ocean
Sadno Skillik or (The hat)
Fig 10
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Hooyeh
(the Crow)
[[figure, crow, hand drawn, black ink]]
Fig 11
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Bucksin Cape worn by a medicine man, Tarkere Indians, Alaska
Territory.
the Thunder Bird.
copied from a cape brought from Sitka.
JG Sivan
Port Townsend
July 1873
Hah Hake to ak.
or Lightening fish.
The medicine man puts
his head through the centre of the cape and the ends having down
before and behind.
whales head
Hargo.
(Halibut.)
copied from a tattoo mark on the back of the hand of a Haida woman at
Port Townsend / 17 June 1873
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Figure 9. Koot. The Fish Eagle. Chena (salmon)Painted by Geneskelas
a Haidah Chief and principal tattoer and painter of the tribe. Painted at
Port Townsend, W.T. May 10 1873.
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