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36182	Emmons, George Thornton	The Whale House of the Chilkat			.txt	text/plain	10980	665	78	that communal life in the large old houses, upon which their social 1. Decorative Figure on Edge of House Platform. 3. Carved Posts inside the Entrance to the House, Gonakatate-Gars and The three principal families forming the Tanta-kwan that lived houses of the Vancouver Island people. place of honor in all Tlingit houses upon all occasions, ceremonial or They had been used originally as interior posts in some house but named Duck-toolh-Gars, and illustrates a hero tale of the family that Yehlh-Gars "Raven Post," and told the story of the capture of Ta "the king salmon." The main figure shows the Raven in human form holding a The head chief of the family the master of the whale _b_ Carved interior post to the left of the entrance, Duck-Toolh-Gars The head at the base of the post represents the island upon rear of the house, Yehlh-Gars, Raven Post, telling the story of the	./cache/36182.txt	./txt/36182.txt