Dzunuḵ̓wa (pronounced "zoo-noo-kwah"), also Tsonoqua, Tsonokwa, Basket Ogress, is a figure in Kwakwakaʼwakw mythology and Nuu-chah-nulth mythology. She...
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that possesses the living Dzee-dzee-bon-da (Abenaki) – Hideous monster Dzunukwa (Kwakwaka'wakw) – Child-eating hag A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R...
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sometimes into a magic belt with which to gird oneself against all dangers. Dzunukwa (Tsonokwa) is a type of cannibal giant (called sasquatch by other Northwest...
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Amala - Pacific Northwest Coast Antonine Barada Beast of Bray Road Bigfoot Dzunukwa - Kwakwakaʼwakw mythology Febold Feboldson Flatwoods monster Flying Head...
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drowned congregate there. In some myths he is described as the consort of dzunukwa, and the father of her children. He is similar to ghost beings belonging...
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brought down by Andaokut. There is a similar myth about a being known as Dzunukwa told in Kwakwaka'wakw mythology. Theresa Bane (12 May 2016). Encyclopedia...
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hamatsa, or display of family origin from supernatural creatures such as the dzunukwa. Chief O'wax̱a̱laga̱lis of the Kwagu'ł describes the potlatch in his famous...
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type of ceremonial shield); Sunman stands on the fearsome witch-spirit Dzunukwa; at the base is the two-headed warrior sea serpent, Sisiutl, who has up-stretched...
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Victoria Beacon Hill Park Story Pole, Victoria Feast dish in the shape of Dzunukwa, Museum of Anthropology at UBC, Vancouver Hok hok totem, Plaza Canadá,...
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