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The second pole, that of the Ensnared-bear (Plate XXVII, figure 2) 
was erected over fifty years ago as a monument to Arhteeh by his successor 
of the same name. 
The third pole, of the Wolf (Plate XXVII, figure 3) was erected about 
thirty years ago, in memory of the Arhteeh who had the second pole made. 
To 'Wilweeuhtsanee is given the credit of its erection. 
The Mountain-lion has stood on the platform since about 1910, in 
commemoration of Arhteeh. It was erected by his family under the 
direction of Charles Derrick, one of his relatives.^ 
CARVERS 
Two artists shared in the work of carving the Mountain-lion pole. 
Nees-awelp, a Tsimsyan of the Eagle phratry in the Gisparhlawts tribe, 
carved the main shaft; and Hsesem-hliyawn, of the Larhsail phratry 
(family of Wutarhaysets) at Gitwinlkul,^ carved the Lion, which was 
affixed transversely at the top. 
The poles of the Ensnared-bear are ascribed by one informant (Tenem- 
gyet, Mrs. Stephen Morgan) to the well-known and excellent carver Hlamee, 
of the Larhsail phratry at Gitwinlkul; whereas another (Alfred Sinclair) 
believed it to be the work of Tewalasu, a local chief of the Eagle phratry. 
The pole of the Wolf (Plate XXVII, figure 3) was carved by Hlamee, 
the same Gitwinlkul artist. 
Barely any paint was used on these three poles. 
The Mountain -lion, on the platform, a very poor carving, was made 
by Hlengwah (Earthquake), whose familiar nickname is Jim Larahnitz, 
the present head-chief of the Larhsail at Kitwanga. 
(43) Pole of Waws, at Hagwelget 
OWNERS 
Waws and his kinsmen® belong to the same clan as Arhteeh within the 
Wolf phratry, as we have seen (page 129). And w^e may presume^ their 
origin, their crests, and their m 3 dhs to be analogous. They own one of the 
two Wolf totem poles at Hagwelget. 
DESCRIPTION 
This pole, the second from the canyon (Plate XXVII, figure 5; Plate 
XXVm, figure 1) is known under the name of Grizzly-bear (Kyas). It 
contains two representations of the Bear, one above the other; the limbs 
of the upper Bear are human-like, and his feet rest on a square block 
meant for a cedar chest; and above, the Wolf (Yis or lyis), head down. 
•All these poles are owned jointly, according to Tenemgyet, by Arhteeh, Tenemgyet, and Wee-hlawts. 
®Haesem-hliyawn w-as known as one of the best carvers of Gitwinlkul. He is said to have died nearly forty 
years ago. 
»Wawa, according to Diamond Jenness, is the chief of the Gitemdanyu clan (phratry). 
*For lack of specific information by the members of that family at Hagwelget. Tyee-Lalco-David, of Telkwa, 
is their present chief. 
