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A close parallelism exists between all these crests and those of the other 
families of the Wild-rice clan, the Eagle f Maw' or Mawdzeks ), the Hanging- 
frogs, the Three-beings-across (Hrpegwelawn)^ the Real-kingfisher (Semg- 
ycek ), the Brave’s-helmet, the Great-protruding-(person)-from-the-water, 
and the Shadows. The only differences are either in the names or circum- 
stantial details; for instance, the birds perched at the top of Ramlarh- 
yaelk’s pole are Ravens instead of Real-kingfishers; and the being emerging 
from the lake is called Person-of-spring-bottom ( Gycedem-dzooyerh ) instead 
of Great-protruding; and the headdress, instead of being called Brave's- 
helmet is Headdress-of-upper-river. 
FUNCTION 
The first pole was erected in commemoration of Wawralaw by his 
successor of the same name, about forty years ago.^ 
The second pole has stood in memory of a former 'Neestaw, or 
Tu’pesu, for slightly over thirty-five years. The present 'Neestaw (old 
Mrs. Anna Campbell) and her family assumed the responsibility for its 
erection. 
CAKVERS 
The pole of Wawralaw (Plate XI, figure 6) was carved by Sqayaen, of 
the Eagle phratry, of Kitwanga.^ 
The pole of Great-protruding-being with the two rows of small figures 
(Plate XI, figure 7) was carved by Hlamee, of the Larhsail phratry^ at 
Gitwinlkul. Our notes seem to imply that HarhpegwawtuS of the Fire- 
weed phratry, “stood over” him, as the fictitious carver of the pole. 
(15) Pole of Mawlarhen, at Gitsegyukla 
OWNERS 
Mawlarhen, now the head-chief of the Larhsail families of Gitsegynkla, 
traces back his origin to the Hagwelget tribe of the Carriers. He still 
claims Harasu, of Hagwelget, as his “brother.” The migration of his 
ancestors from the interior to the Skeena goes back to the time, fairly 
recent, when his forbears, Mawlarhen and Harasu, of Hagwelget, had a 
quarrel over a mate. Harasu being a high chief and powerful had the 
upper hand, and Mawlarhen decided to seek another home. Adopted by 
Wawralaw, in his household, at Gitsegyukla, he became a member of the 
family. At a later date, he separated from him and built his own house 
for his family. He has since become the head of the Larhsail group in 
Gitsegyukla.® 
iThe date of 1883 was tentatively mentioned by Charles Mark; it was the year when the Indian methodist 
preacher, Lewis Gray, visited Gitsegyukla. 
‘According to Mrs Anna Campbell, whose information here is the most dependable, as she is the owner of the 
pole and largely responsible for its erection. According to others — less dependable — it was carved by Peter Johnson 
(G<^aum-hrwan), the family of Weerhse (Wolf phratry), of Gitwinlkul. Both of these carvers are still living. 
‘He was a close relative of this family, being of the same group as Ramlarhyaelk and Lurhawn, of Gitwinlkul . 
‘.Arthur McDames, of Gitsegyukla. 
‘The present bearer of the name is a woman, the wife of Jpe Brown. As the family of Mawlarhen became 
extinct, she was adopted from the family of Rarhs-rabarhs, to maintain it in existence. 
