Sea Monster House
The Sea Monster House that was on display at
formlines. "Sea Monster" refers to a myth wherein a large sea creature emerges from Blackfish Sound
and contributes to early Kwakiutl society.
The four house posts and cross beams of this house were on display at Pacific Science Center from the late 1960s to the early 1990s when the owner, John Hauberg, requested that they be moved to the Seattle Art Museum [1][2] for permanent display. The shell of the house, including the recreation of the original Sea Monster design is now on display at the Burke Museum [3] on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle. The replica of the Whale pole is on display at the Convention Center in downtown Seattle.
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