Wasgo or sea wolf
Sea-Wolf, is a creature believed in by the Tlingit
and Haida peoples of British Columbia and Alaska .It is said to be a sea-monster who was once a human being. The Sea-Wolf
was said to bring luck and wealth to
anyone who sees it, or hears its call.
It is described as a long ,sea-going creature with a horned or
crested head.It has large eyes and a mouth full of sharp teeth, like a crocodile .Some describe fins or flippers with a long
powerful tail for swimming.
It is supposed to be represented on a totem pole
which was purchased by the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The Field Museum restored
the talking stick to the pole, where it now protrudes from the forehead of the
lowest of two Wasgo (or Sea Wolf) figures. The myth associated with this pole
is that of the Wasgo, who lived in the lake behind Skidegate village and had
the ability to transform between the form of a Wolf and a Killer Whale. The
pole shows the Wasgo in two states, with and without his Whale attributes.
So is the Wasgo simply a killer whale or something
else? Descriptions sound more like a prehistoric beast ,a plesiosaur.Could it
simply be a myth or another mysterious beast as yet unidentified?
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