In a John Hawkes novel, the hero goes to Alaska in search of one of these things. Benny inherits one of these objects in a Joshua Ferris novel. Mungo Martin and Bill Reid are real life designers of these objects. James Cook's Pacific Ocean voyage chronicle describes them supporting rafters in houses, but they're more recognizable for their freestanding variety, the tallest of which towers 173 feet in Alert Bay, British Columbia. For 10 points, na
In a John Hawkes novel, the hero goes to Alaska in search of one of these things. Benny inherits one of these objects in a Joshua Ferris novel. Mungo Martin and Bill Reid are real life designers of these objects. James Cook's Pacific Ocean voyage chronicle describes them supporting rafters in houses, but they're more recognizable for their freestanding variety, the tallest of which towers 173 feet in Alert Bay, British Columbia. For 10 points, name these wooden objects often erected at potlatches.
In a John Hawkes novel, the hero goes to Alaska in search of one of these things.