Hudson Museum Scavenger Hunt: Haida House Post
Where did it come from?
This totem pole is a replica of one from the Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada in the Haida village of Tanu.
It was a house post in the “Easy to Enter House.” The original of this pole was part of the William P. Palmer III Collection and is now in the collection of the Canadian Museum of History. You can see it there in the Grand Hall.
The designs on the pole include a land grizzly bear and a sea grizzly bear.
The Haida People
The Haida homeland is Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the coast of British Columbia.
The Haida have lived here for over 13,000 years.
To find the next code:
Head up the stairs, through the door, and look 45 degrees to your right. You might have to walk a bit closer to the exhibits, but you don’t have to go too far! You can scan the QR code when you find it, or click here to continue.