gyảaGang (House Frontal Totem Pole)

Pole from the north end of the village, facing the beach, along a small bay on the east side of SGang Gwaay (Anthony) Island. From House 14, unnamed house of Those Born in the Southern Part of the Islands; house said to have belonged to Timothy Tait; Eagle moiety. The pole was collected during a joint salvage expedition by the University of British Columbia and the British Columbia Provincial Museum. The following people assisted with this expedition: Smyly, John; Atkins, Bernard; Reid, Bill; Duncan, Kelly; Jones, Roy; Jones, Clarence; Jones, Frank.

status

Eagle and frog are crest figures belonging to the lineage of 'Those Born in the Southern Part of the Islands' of the Eagle moiety, Kunghit Haida.

Top portion of a pole (part a), crescent shaped in cross section and carved in shallow and deep relief. At the top is an eagle with round eyes intersecting mouth; in-folded wings and claws flank a human face with feathers, representing the tail of eagle turned under, on head. The eagle is missing its beak that attached at the mouth. Below is a frog facing downwards, with a wide body, legs at sides of pole and five ringed column in middle of back. There is a small upside down human face between squared erect ears of the top figure from part (b). The pole is unpainted.