▁was ▁still ▁preserved ▁in ▁La x ▁K w ' ala ams . ▁ ▁An ▁earlier ▁Fin - of - the - Sh ark ▁pole ▁had ▁stood ▁at ▁the ▁original ▁G isp ax lo ' ots ▁village ▁at ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁the ▁S ke ena ▁River ▁with ▁the ▁Sh ames ▁River . ▁ ▁Bar be au ▁also ▁describes ▁an ▁E agle ▁to tem ▁pole ▁belonging ▁to ▁L ige ex ▁which ▁stood ▁in ▁La x ▁K w ' ala ams ▁until ▁falling ▁before ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁He ▁sur m ised ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁cut ▁up . ▁This ▁wooden ▁pole ▁had ▁been ▁ere cted ▁about ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁typical ▁for ▁slaves ▁to ▁be ▁sacrific ed ▁by ▁having ▁the ▁pole ▁ere cted ▁into ▁a ▁hole ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁them ▁or ▁by ▁being ▁killed ▁first ▁and ▁then ▁buried ▁beneath ▁the ▁pole . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁however , ▁a ▁N is ga ' a ▁slave ▁woman ▁and ▁a ▁Ha ida ▁one ▁were ▁each ▁liber ated ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁moment ▁before ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁sacrific ed . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Gar field ▁recorded ▁information ▁on ▁L ige ex ▁and ▁the ▁G isp ax lo ' ots . ▁This ▁included ▁ph on ograph ▁record ings ▁of ▁House ▁of ▁L ige ex ▁songs , ▁from ▁Matthew ▁Johnson , ▁a ▁head ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁G isp ax lo ' ots ▁house - groups . ▁ ▁A ▁rock