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Culture: Haida: Kunghit

Red cedar wood, Paint

Date Made: ca. 1860

Measurements

Overall: 2.7 m x .9 m x .4 m

Place made: Canada: British Columbia, SGang Gwaay

Date Acquired: Jul 1957

How Acquired: Transferred

Location: Ramp

Object Number: A50012

Museum of Anthropology

University of British Columbia

 

About this object

History of use

 

Stood at north end of village facing the beach along a small bay on the east side of SGang Gwaay (Anthony) Island. Stood outside against the centre of front wall of a small unnamed house. (Wilson Duff and Mike Kew thought it might have been the mortuary house of Chief Ninstints, but George MacDonald thought that was unlikely.)

 

Narrative

 

The pole once stood at the north end of the village, facing the beach, along a small bay on the east side of SGang Gwaay (Anthony) Island. SGang Gwaay had been abandoned around the 1880's, but the pole was still intact in 1901, at which time it had, from the top down: a separate eagle; a three ringed hat; a supernatural snag; and a whale. The pole was collected during a joint salvage expedition by the University of British Columbia and British Columbia Provincial Museum. The following people assisted with this expedition: Smyly, John; Atkins, Bernard; Reid, Bill; Duncan, Kelly; Jones, Roy; Jones, Clarence; Jones, Frank.

 

Cultural context

 

Status

 

Physical description

 

Base portion of a totem pole, crescent shaped in cross-section, carved in shallow and deep relief. Seated grizzly bear, with a partial human face between its squared, erect ears; curled nostrils; upturned mouth holds hindquarters of a frog which hangs between the bear's upright human hands with four fingers folded over each palm. A human face wearing a two ringed hat appears between bear's legs. Faint traces of light blue are apparent in eye socket areas, red in nostrils, and black on pupils.

 

Museum photo: collection-online.moa.ubc.ca/search/item?keywords=frog&am...

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The Kunghit Haida (sometimes spelled Kungit or Kung-hit) are a southern subgroup of the Haida people, a coastal Indigenous nation native to Haida Gwaii—an archipelago off the north coast of British Columbia, Canada. Specifically:

 

Kunghit refers to the southernmost group of Haida, historically centered around Kunghit Island (now part of Moresby Island) at the southern tip of Haida Gwaii.

 

Their main historical village was Ninstints (Haida name: Sgaang Gwaay), located on Anthony Island, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and part of Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site.

 

The Kunghit Haida were renowned carvers, canoe-builders, and warriors, and their southern location made them important maritime traders and defenders of the Haida territories.

 

Over time, disease and colonial disruption led to population decline, and the Kunghit eventually merged with other Haida groups, especially those in Skidegate (on central Haida Gwaii).

 

Sgaang Gwaay (Ninstints) is especially famous for its standing totem poles, which are among the best-preserved examples of Haida monumental art.

 

There is a descendant community of the Kunghit Haida, though they no longer live as a distinct group in their traditional southern Haida Gwaii territory.

 

Key Points:

 

Cultural and Lineal Continuity

 

The Kunghit Haida people did not vanish, but over time—particularly after devastating smallpox epidemics in the 19th century—they merged with other Haida communities, especially in Skidegate on central Graham Island.

 

Descendants of the Kunghit Haida now form part of the larger Skidegate Band Council and are active members of the modern Haida Nation (represented by the Council of the Haida Nation).

 

Many families in Skidegate and elsewhere in Haida Gwaii trace their lineage to Kunghit clans and ancestors, and chiefly names from Kunghit lineages are still in use.

 

️ Cultural Preservation

 

The legacy of the Kunghit Haida is particularly tied to Sgaang Gwaay (Ninstints), now protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and jointly managed by the Haida Nation and Parks Canada.

 

Haida hereditary leaders and cultural stewards continue to care for the site and pass down Kunghit knowledge, including clan histories, songs, and crest traditions.

 

🔥 The last known chief of the Kunghit Haida was Ninstints (c. early 19th century), for whom the abandoned village was named by outsiders. His Haida name was Nan Sdins, and his descendants likely live in Skidegate or Prince Rupert today.

 

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