EXPLANATION OF PLATE XLVII 



Slate Carvings from the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. 



Fig. 263. Model of Totem Post. Slate. Top figure, the eagle: next, the orca or 

 killer; next, the raven; the lowest, the beaver. Gat. No. 88977, U. S. N. 

 M. Haicla Indians. Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Col- 

 lected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 263a. Figure in Black Slate. "The bear mother." This figure is repro- 

 duced in Plates XLIX and L. For legend see text. This may betaken 

 as the best specimen of Haida slate-carving. Made by Skaows-ke'ay, 

 an Indian carver of Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands. British Colum- 

 bia. Cat. No. 73117, U. S. N. M. CoUected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 264. Slate Pipe. Cat. No. 2589, U. S. N. M. Northwest coast. Collected by 

 Capt. Charles Wilkes, U. S. Navy. 



Fig. 265. Slate Pipe. Cat. No. 2590, U. S. N. M. Puget Sound, Washington. 

 Collected by the U. S. Exploring Expedition, Capt. Charles Wilkes, 

 commander. 



Fig. 266, Slate Dish. Design, the orca or killer. Cat. No. 89005, U. S. N. M. 

 Haida Indians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Collected 

 by James G. Swan. 



