Feb 9, 2022
Gitksan totem of a cougar or mountain lion, Kitwanga, British Columbia, 1910
Wood carving of a large cat; possibly cougar or mountain lion. Displayed on wooden platform in clearing; man sits on platform next to pedestal. Totem pole in background. Totem also seen in NA3446 Note from unidentified source: Figure how-how of a mythical animal which is believed to have been a mountain lion or cougar that wandered north to the Skeena country and killed people; later it was killed and taken by the clan [at Kitwanga] as a crest. Here it stands as a family totem.
[NA3436]
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest -- Image Portion
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