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GITKS^N CRESTS AS ILLUSTRATED ON TOTEM POLES 
CLASSIFIED LIST, ACCORDING TO TYPES 
(The names of the owner, his phratr}’', and his tribe are given) 
Quadrupeds 
The Grizzly-bear 
Grizzly-bear-of-the-sea, Medeegem-dzawey'aks (Kweeyaihl, of the Fire- 
weed phratry, at Kispayaks). 
Grizzly-of-the-Sun, Medeegem-gyamk (Gitludahl, Fireweed, Kispayaks). 
Grizzly-of-the-sea (Qael, Fireweed, Kispayaks). 
Grizzly-bear, Legyoens (Hrkyadet, Fireweed, Kispayaks). 
Grizzly-bear-woman, H anarem-medeek (Qsel, Fireweed, Kispayaks). 
Sitting-grizzly, Lepedathnm-legycerdsUf several times repeated (Malee, Wolf, 
Gitwinlkul). 
Ribs-of-the-grizzly, ’ Anptaltu-kuhl-smaih, several times repeated (Malee, 
Wolf, Gitwinlkul). 
Bear cubs, several times repeated (Malee, Wolf, Gitwinlkul). 
White-grizzly, Mas’ol, with cubs (Malee, Wolf, Gitwinlkul). 
Grizzly-bear, Kyas, repeated twice on the pole (Waws, Wolf, Hagwelget). 
Grizzly-bear-of-the-water, a detached figure (Weegyet, Fireweed, Gitseg- 
yukla). 
The Black or Ordinary Bear^ 
Ensnared-bear, Tsiphum-smaih, repeated five times. These may possibly 
be meant for Grizzly-bears (Arhteeh, Wolf, Kitwanga). 
Bear cubs, See-awalhu, several of them (Arhteeh, Wolf, Kitwanga), 
Standing or sitting-bear, Hcethum-smaih or Tam-smaih, here said to be a 
Grizzly, thrice repeated, and the head of a fourth at the top of the 
pole (Spawrh, Wolf, Gitenmaks). 
Prince-of-bears, Hlkuwcelksegem-smaih, with the stomach open and the 
entrails hanging out (Haidzemerhs, Wolf, Gitwinlkul). 
Black-bear, Smaih (Thrawawq, Wolf, Gitwinlkul). 
Place-where-bears-cool-off or Place-of-climbing, Anptahlu, 2 black bears 
climbing the pole (Kwawhadaq or Kyserhu, Wolf, Gitenmaks). 
New-cubs, Ksi-awahlj two (Kwawhadaq or Kyserhu, Wolf, Gitenmaks). 
Standing-bear, Hcetkuhl-smaih (Ksemqaqhl, Wolf, Kispayaks). 
Ribs-of-bear (Hrsarhgyaw, Wolf, Kispayaks). 
Ribbed-bear, Pteltkum-smaih (Hrsarhgyaw, Wolf, Kispayaks). 
Half-of-the-bear, Sterawtshem-smaih (Sqabse’, Wolf, Kispayaks). 
Half-of-bear, Hrisarawm-tsem-smaih (Laelt, Frog-Raven, Kitwanga). 
Claw-marks-of-Bear, Kahlaqs (Qawq, Eagle, Kitwanga). 
The-Bear’s-headdress, Kaidem’ol (Qawq, Eagle, Kitwanga) four times re- 
peated. 
The-Bear’s-den, Hrpe-soemih (Qawq, Eagle, Kitwanga). 
The-Bear's-den, Hrpe-scemih, three or four times (Sqaysen, Eagle, Kit- 
w’anga) . 
Ut is rather doubtful whether there was a distinction originally between the Grizzly and the ordinary Bear, 
in matters of crest. 
