The Moon Crest was used exclusively by four or five Haida
chiefs among whom was Chief Skedans.

Plate 4, Figure 1 supplies a good example of the Moon Crest
on the Mortuary Pole erected in memory of this chief. It was
called by the Haida people "The Grave of Ske-dans." The frontal
board on which the crest is painted covers a hollow five feet
deep by three feet in width in the thickness of the pole which
contained the ashes of the chief.

The other crests on this pole (the Mountain Goat and the
Grizzly Bear) could be used by all members of the clan. This
pole stands now at Lumbermen's Arch, Stanley Park, Vancouver,
B. C., to which position it was transferred with the consent
of the existing chief as part of what was known as a‘"Golden
Jubilee" project, 1938. The carved face of a Mountain Hawk,
half-human, half-bird, is shown on the painting of the Moon,
with conventional details of this mythical bird (wings, joints,
talons, etc.,) painted on the chest itself. (See Notes on "The
Hawk ."')

A unique feature of this Mortuary Pole appears on its
reverse, namely, a record of its original cost, both of carv-—
ing and erection, which amounted in our currency to $580.00.
Blankets were the Indian currency at that date. Two shields--a
large and a small--record the transaction by 23 parallel horizon-
tal lines. Each line represented ten blankets, costing $2.00
each. This amount was paid in blankets to the men who procured
the cedar tree, did the carving and painting and erected the
finished pole at Skidegate. (See Raley, 1937.)

The "Half Moon" Mask "Aiaklaks" is worn by a woman and used
in a dance with other masks of the New and Full Moon worn by male
performers.