Lincoln Pole: View showing pole in its setting

View showing pole in its setting Original commemorative pole located in Tongass (nr. Ketchikan). The Proud Raven at base commemorates the Raven clan that negotiated a peace with a rival clan. Differing stories explain the Lincoln figure. In one an early chief claimed to have been the first Indian to...

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Format: Still Image
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Subjects:
Sculpture
Native American
American
sculpture (visual work)
totem pole
totem poles
Indian
Ketchikan
Alaska
Online Access:http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/29512
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spelling ftpennstateuncdm:oai:digital.libraries.psu.edu:arthist2/29512 2023-05-15T17:02:22+02:00 Lincoln Pole: View showing pole in its setting Unknown United States, Alaska, Saxman Totem Park, site Cedar JPEG http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/29512 unknown Department of Art History, Visual Resource Centre Selections nud0080 Nud-0080 http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/29512 This image is posted for Penn State University users only and is intended for non-profit, educational uses. It may not be posted on unrestricted web sites nor reproduced in printed publications. (C) Dr. Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft Scholars Resource, Saskia, Ltd., Nud-0080 Sculpture Native American American sculpture (visual work) totem pole totem poles Image ftpennstateuncdm 2022-08-30T08:13:12Z View showing pole in its setting Original commemorative pole located in Tongass (nr. Ketchikan). The Proud Raven at base commemorates the Raven clan that negotiated a peace with a rival clan. Differing stories explain the Lincoln figure. In one an early chief claimed to have been the first Indian to see a white man and raised the pole to honor this event. The only photograph of a white man the carver could obtain was of Lincoln. Another explanation is the top figure represents "lincoln" U.S.Revenue Cutter whose presence helped facilitate the negotiated peace treaty. Still Image Ketchikan Alaska PennState: Digital Collections Indian
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topic Sculpture
Native American
American
sculpture (visual work)
totem pole
totem poles
spellingShingle Sculpture
Native American
American
sculpture (visual work)
totem pole
totem poles
Unknown
Lincoln Pole: View showing pole in its setting
topic_facet Sculpture
Native American
American
sculpture (visual work)
totem pole
totem poles
description View showing pole in its setting Original commemorative pole located in Tongass (nr. Ketchikan). The Proud Raven at base commemorates the Raven clan that negotiated a peace with a rival clan. Differing stories explain the Lincoln figure. In one an early chief claimed to have been the first Indian to see a white man and raised the pole to honor this event. The only photograph of a white man the carver could obtain was of Lincoln. Another explanation is the top figure represents "lincoln" U.S.Revenue Cutter whose presence helped facilitate the negotiated peace treaty.
format Still Image
author Unknown
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title Lincoln Pole: View showing pole in its setting
title_short Lincoln Pole: View showing pole in its setting
title_full Lincoln Pole: View showing pole in its setting
title_fullStr Lincoln Pole: View showing pole in its setting
title_full_unstemmed Lincoln Pole: View showing pole in its setting
title_sort lincoln pole: view showing pole in its setting
url http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/29512
op_coverage United States, Alaska, Saxman Totem Park, site
geographic Indian
geographic_facet Indian
genre Ketchikan
Alaska
genre_facet Ketchikan
Alaska
op_source Scholars Resource, Saskia, Ltd., Nud-0080
op_relation Department of Art History, Visual Resource Centre Selections
nud0080
Nud-0080
http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/29512
op_rights This image is posted for Penn State University users only and is intended for non-profit, educational uses. It may not be posted on unrestricted web sites nor reproduced in printed publications.
(C) Dr. Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft
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