Yaadaas Crest Corner Pole- First Twin

Yaadaas Crest Corner Pole - First Twin

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The pole before you is a re-carving of a pole from Old Kasaan, which was a Haida village that the Haida people left between 1902-1904 when they relocated to a nearby location, now known as Kasaan. The first twin, the second twin and the Yaadaas Crest Corner Pole all were brought to the park in 1906. This re-carving was created by Tommy Jimmie, Sr. (Náakil.aan, Lingít Aaní Kinaa, K’eixix) in 1978.This pole is 23 feet tall and 2 1/2 feet wide. The base figure appears to be a bear holding an animal in its mouth. The next figure up is a raven, with a black beak, facing downward. There area around the eyes and the tips of the tail feathers are blue green. Above this is Raven in human form. This figure also has blue green around the eyes, red nostrils and square teeth. The human figure at the top is the Village Watchman. He has a tall red hat with a blue green stripe, and this eye sockets are painted blue green. The figures below the Watchman may be crests of the clan who owned the house and could represent incidents in the real or mythical history of the clan. This pole, and its twin (or companion), served as exterior corner poles to a clan house specifically the Yaadaas clan house in Old Kasaan. These poles portray the heraldic emblems of the Yaadaas clan of the Kaigani Haida.