1937  What could it matter to the storekeeper whether his [totem] pole was crested with a hoh-hok, a thunderbird, or a raven?
1954  [Caption] Mungo Martin . . . paints one of the two rear houseposts he has carved for his new house. Top figure is Ho'hoq, lower is a bear holding a child.
1964  Hohoq . . . is a very special spirit bird of the mountains. Sometimes he looks like a white owl; at other times he has an extraordinary long beak. Those who own him as guardian spirit are particularly skilled as sturgeon fishermen.