Chief Ebbits Pole: Detail from right, heads of upside-down human and bear

Detail from right, heads of upside-down human and bear "In Memory of Ebbits, Head Chief of Tongass, January 11, 1892" inscribed on back of pole. The chief was named for the commander of John Jacob Astor's ship. Pole originally erected in Tongass and was restored when re-erected in Sax...

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Summary:Detail from right, heads of upside-down human and bear "In Memory of Ebbits, Head Chief of Tongass, January 11, 1892" inscribed on back of pole. The chief was named for the commander of John Jacob Astor's ship. Pole originally erected in Tongass and was restored when re-erected in Saxman Park. Figures represent his clans