▁able ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁ancest or . ▁It ▁ev okes , ▁beyond ▁a ▁particular ▁ancest or , ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁ancest ors . ▁The ▁fl è che ▁fa î ti ère ▁was ▁dep icted ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁New ▁C aled onian ▁stamp . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁Fl è che ▁is ▁a ▁general ▁architect ural ▁term ▁for ▁" sp ire ". ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁define ▁a ▁small ▁but ▁tall ▁post ▁that ▁is ▁fixed ▁at ▁the ▁crossing ▁of ▁the ▁nave ▁and ▁tr anse pts ▁in ▁c athed r als ▁and ▁large ▁churches . ▁Fl è che ▁fa î ti ère ▁means ▁" car ved ▁roof ▁top ▁spe ar ", ▁ ▁which ▁ad orn s ▁the ▁grande ▁case ▁or ▁the ▁" Gre at ▁H ut " ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁a ▁Kan ak ▁cl an . ▁ ▁Symbol ism ▁The ▁ ▁is ▁wood ▁sculpt ure ▁that ▁represents ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁Kan ak ▁culture , ▁which ▁res emb les ▁a ▁small ▁to tem ▁pole . ▁As ▁it ▁represented ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁cl an ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Kan aks ▁over ▁their ▁subjects , ▁it ▁was ▁adopted ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁Kan aks ▁by ▁the ▁organization ▁leading ▁the ▁independent ▁movement ▁in ▁New ▁C aled onia . ▁The ▁Grand ▁H uts ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁ ▁( che f ' s ▁h ut ) ▁are ▁decor ated ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁fil ial , ▁representing ▁the ▁ancest ral ▁spirits , ▁symbol ic ▁of ▁transition ▁between ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁dead